Biographical Data
Rowland, John Anthony Douglas Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (NR)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	29/02/1936	Death	(nk)
Place	Toronto	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
After his naval service he joined Air Canada as pilot.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Cadet RNR. In 1952-54 he attended HMS Conway (Merchant Navy training establishment) 1952. (Short Service Appointment 12/09/1954). He was appointed as a Officer Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 12/09/1954). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) 1954. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Communications Course 1956. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1956). He served in HMCS Niagara for Pilot Training With USN 1956. He served in USNAS Pensacola for Flying Training 1956. He served in USNAS Kingsville for Advanced Flight Training 1957. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1958). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-881 Squadron 1958. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1958). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron 1959. He served in HMCS Granby for Long Diving Officer Course 1960. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN. (He was qualified as Clearance Diving Officer). He served in HMCS Granby for Fleet Diving Unit (East) 1960. He served in HMCS Naden for Fleet Diving Unit (West) 1963. He served in HMCS Crescent 1966. (He resigned.) (Transferred to Naval Reserve) He served in HMCS Donnacona for Naval Reserve Division 1967-70. He served in #401 Air Reserve Squadron 1970-77. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (NR). He served in HMCS Star for Naval Reserve Division 1977-80. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 1207 hours. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 56. Service Aircraft Flown: Tracker, Fleet 80, T-34, SNJ, S2F-1, TBM, Harvard. Total Civilian Flying Hours: 12,555 hours. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Viscount, DC-9, DC-8, B-727, B-767, B-747, L-1011, A-320, Harvard, Cornell, Stearman, Yale 64, Texan, C-150 & 152 & 172, Aztec, Apache, Otter) He survived a Tracker crash at sea south of Halifax NS on 15/08/1960.)
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); http://www.hmsconway.org/sea_career%20RCN.html;
Last update
2010-12-24 00:00:00

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