Biographical Data
Rankin, James Frame Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (P) (RCN(R))
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	15/12/1920	Death	29/10/2009
Place	Brandon	Place	(nk)
Area	Warwickshire	Area	(nk)
Country	UK	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
He worked as a purchasing agent for several forest product and engineering companies to retirement in 1985.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Midshipman (A) (SSA) RN (With seniority dated 01/05/1939. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (A) RN. He served in the Royal Naval College Greenwich for Pilot Course #6 08/1939. He served in #14 Elementary Flying Training School 1939. He served in RAF Nether Avan for #1 Service Flying Training School 11/1939. He was Awarded Wings 04/1940. He served in RAF Abbotsinch for Torpedo Training 1940. He served in RAF Benson for 12 RAF OTU (Bomber) Squadron 1940. He served in RAF Eastchurch for 12 RAF (Battle) Squadron 1940, RAF Binbrook for 12 RAF (Battle) Squadron 1940. He served in RAF Bircham Newton for #221 RAF (Wellington) Squadron 1940. He served in RNAS Yeovilton for #759 (Fulmar) Squadron 1941. He served in H.M.S. Victorious for 800 (Fulmar) Squadron 1941. He served in H.M.S. Ark Royal for #807 (Fulmar) Squadron 1941. He served in H.M.S. Argus for 800 Squadron 1941. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) RN (With seniority dated 12/1941). He served in H.M.S. Ark Royal for 807 Squadron 1942. He served in H.M.S. Furious for 800 (Fulmar) Squadron 1941. He served in H.M.S. Ark Royal for 807 (Fulmar) Squadron 1943. He served in RAF Central Gunnery School Sutton Bridge 1943. He served in NAFU Warmwell Angle Dale 1943. He served in H.M.S. Khedive for 808 (Seafire/Hellcat) Squadron 1943. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) RN (With seniority dated 28/12/1944). He served in the Royal Indian Navy for 25th Indian Division Air Support Liaison 1945. He served in the Empire Test Pilots School 1946, (Transferred to RCNVR). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 28/12/1944). He served in HMCS Discovery for VC-922 Reserve Squadron 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 04/06/1956). (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 1895. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 150. Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Swordfish, Shark, Anson, Battle, Wellington, Fulmar, Gladiator, Master, Martinet, Skua, Hurricane, Spitfire, Reliant, Oxford, Mustang, Hellcat, Meteor, Tempest, Sea Fury, Sea Otter, Lancaster, Dakota, Mosquito, Firebrand, Vampire, Seafang, Dominie, Sea Mosquito, Sea Hornet, Prentice, Seafire, Harvard, C-45, TBM
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2013-07-29 00:00:00

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