Biographical Data
Rikely, William P. Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Commander (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	24/03/1925	Death	25/07/2012
Place	Toronto	Place	Ottawa
Area	ON	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours
Awards
Qualifications	psc.

 

Biography
He was qualified as a Master Mariner (Foreign Going). After his naval service he joined Public Service for NDHQ 1975. He joined Transport Canada in Aviation Safety (Canadian Aviation Safety Board and Transportation Safety Board of Canada). He retired again in 1989.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a AC/2 RCAF 1944. He served in RCAF Victoriaville for Pre-Flight Training 1944. He served in RCAF Cap de la Madeleine for Elementary Flight Training. He served in RCAF St. Huberts for Advanced Flying Training. He served in RCAF Uplands for Advanced Flying Training, Pilot Officer RCAF. He served in RCAF Trenton for Flying instructor's School. He served in RCAF Trenton as Flying Instructor. He served in RCAF Centralia for #9 Service Flying Training School. He served in RCAF Dunnville for #6 Service Flying Training School 1945, (Transferred to RNVR 1945). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR 1945. He served in RNAS Arbroath for 803 RN Squadron 1945. He served in HMCS Warrior 1945, (Transferred to RCNVR). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (Temp.) RCNVR 1945. He served in H.M.S. Condor for 803 Squadron (Seafire) 1945, (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/02/1946). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer Technical and Leadership Courses 1946. He served in the RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for duty as Pilot in No.1 Training Air Group 1948. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/02/1954). He served in HMCS Niagara for Exchange Appointment With USN 1955). He served in NHQ on Staff of Director of Naval Aviation as Staff Officer (Training) 1956. He served in HMCS Niobe for RN Staff College Greenwich for RN Staff Course 1959. He served in HMCS Inch Arran as Executive Officer. He served in HMCS Victoriaville (In command) 1961. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1963). He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast as Assistant Chief of Staff (Air) 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Training Officer HMC Fleet School 1964. He served in HMCS Kootenay (II) (In command) 1966. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff and Command College on Staff 1967. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Directorate of Professional Education and Training 1973. (He was released 1974.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 5,000 hours. Service Aircraft Flown: Cornell, Anson, Cessna Crane, Firefly, Sea fury, Vampire, Sea Hornet, Swordfish, Beechcraft, C-45, DC-3, CS2F, Harvard, Seafire XV, Avenger, Neptune V
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2015-05-29 00:00:00

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