Biographical Data
Ross, Douglas Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Commander (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	15/11/1923	Death	(nk)
Place	Carbon	Place	(nk)
Area	AB	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a AC 2/c RCAF (With seniority dated 22/12/1942). He served in Flying Training. He was Awarded Wings. (CFR). He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF (With seniority dated 06/10/1944). (He was demobilized 08/02/1945). (Transferred to RNVR), (Transferred to RCNVR). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR. He served in #5 AFU RAF Ternhill. He served in RNAS Henstridge for #758 IF Squadron, (Transferred to RCN through Short Service Appointment commencing 30/04/1947). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 06/04/1946). He served in H.M.S. Nightjar (Burscough) for 772 Squadron (Wildcat) 1946. He served in H.M.S. Merganser for 776 Squadron (Firefly) 1946. He served in H.M.S. Vulture for 741 Squadron (Firefly) 1946. He served in H.M.S. Gannet for 719 Squadron (Firefly) 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for 18th Carrier Air Group as Pilot in 826 Squadron 1947. He served in HMCS St, Stephen for Watchkeeping Certificate 1948. He served in #1 Training Air Group 1949. He served in RNAS Eglinton for 815 Squadron 1950. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for 881 Squadron 1950. He served in HMCS HSL-232 (In command) 1951. He served in USS Mindora for VF-22 Squadron 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron as Project Test Pilot 1953, (Selected for permanent commission). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 06/04/1954). He served in HMCS Shearwater For Duty With VS-881 Squadron as Senior Pilot 1956). He served in NHQ on Staff of Directorate of Undersea Warfare in Requirements (Aircraft) (H) Section 1959. He served in HMCS Chaudiere as Watchkeeper 1961. He served in HMCS Huron as Executive Officer 1962, Qu"Appelle as Executive Officer 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Air Operations Officer 1964. He served in HMCS Terra Nova as Executive Officer 1965. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1965). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1965. He served in RN Staff College Greenwich for Staff Course 1967. He served in HMCS Annapolis (In command) 1968. He served in Training Command HQ as Senior Staff Officer (Flying Training) 1969. He served in NDHQ as Staff Officer. (He was retired 01/10/1974.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3,800 hours. Total Deck Landings: 298 day and 58 night. Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, Oxford, Martinet, Wildcat, Firefly, Swordfish, Anson, Seafire, Barracuda, Avenger, C-45, Guardian AF2S/2W, Sea Fury, CS2F, Gannet, Beaver, Otter, T-33, Hiller, Tudor, L19, Muskateer
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2010-12-15 00:00:00

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