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Rosenthal, Leslie Charles

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Title Lieutenant-Commander (O) (P) (RCN)
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Birth 16/10/1924 Death (nk)
Place Montreal Place (nk)
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Country Canada Country (nk)
 
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Biography
He attended UBC for Physics and Math 1946-49. After his naval service he was employed as a Personnel Administrator with various Federal Government Departments in Halifax/Dartmouth area 1970-87. He was the part-owner & operator of Coastal Aviation.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a AC 2/c (Pilot Candidate) RCAF (With seniority dated 13/07/1942). He served in RCAF Victoriaville PQ for ITS (Pre-Flight) Course. He served in RCAF Mountain View ON for Bombing and Gunnery Course. He served in RCAF St. Jean PQ for #9 Air Observer School for Navigation Course. (CFR). Pilot Officer RCAF (With seniority dated 11/02/1944). He served in RCAF Maitland NS for Officer and Escape Training. He served in RCAF Bournemouth 1944, RAF Moreton Valence Glos. as Nav. AFU, RAF Ossington Notts for Heavy Bomber OTU, RAF Wombleton HMCS Yorks for Heavy Conversion. He served in RCAF Skipton-on-Swale HMCS Yorks for #424 RCAF Squadron. He served in RCAF Debert NS for 420 RCAF Squadron. He served in RCAF Moncton. He served in RCAF Summerside. He served in RCAF Comox for C-47 Transport OTU. He served in RCAF Greenwood for OTU. He served in RCAF Release Centre Dartmouth NS, (He was demobilized 13/02/1946), (Transferred to RCAF Reserve 1948). He was appointed as a Flying Officer RCAF (Reserve) 1948. He served in RCAF Rivers MB for Canadian Joint Air Training Centre (Technical Signals) 1948, (Short Service Appointment 21/01/1950). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 21/01/1950). (With seniority dated 16/06/1949). He served in HMCS Shearwater for 826 Squadron and 825 Squadron 1950. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for 826/881 Squadrons 1951. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Observer School as Navigation Instructor and Term Lieutenant 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Temporary Instructional Duties 1955. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer Leadership and Technical Courses 1954. He served in RCAF Centralia for FTS for Pilot Training 1956. He served in RCAF Saskatoon AFS for Twin-Engine and Instrument Training Course 1956, (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Shearwater/ HMCS Bonaventure For Duty With VS-881 Squadron 1957. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (O) (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/06/1957). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron 1958. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Senior Pilot and Executive Officer 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater for CS2F Flight Simulator as Officer-in-Charge 1961. He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast on Air Staff 1963, University of Southern California for USN Aviation Safety Officer's course 1964. He served in HMCS Hochelaga as Executive Officer 1965. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Base Flight Safety Officer 1966. (He was retired 05/04/1970.
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 3500 (pilot) 1200 (Observer). Total Deck Landings: 106 (pilot) including 85 day and 21 night. 110 deck landings as observer. He survived a ditching in a Tracker 250 miles SW of Bermuda. Service Aircraft Flown: Anson 1 & 2 & 5, Bolingbroke, Wellington, Lancaster, C-47, Firefly 1 &5, TBM, Harvard, B-25, Mitchell, CS2F-1, F2H-3, T-33. Civil Aircraft Flown: Cessna 150 & 172, Skylane, Piper Cherokee, Cub (float), Aztec, Beech Queenair, Kingair 90 & 100, Douglas DC-3
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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2011-02-08 00:00:00

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