Biographical Data
Schellinck, Anton Aalbert Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (P) (RCN)
Official Number	O-65269

 

Birth	18/11/1925	Death	04/12/2007
Place	(nk)	Place	Fort Erie
Area	SK	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
After his naval service he was the Director of Economics for NS Medical Society 1972. Later Executive Director and Resigned 1990.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a AC 2/c RCAF (With seniority dated 01/01/1943). He served in the Manning Pool Brandon MB 1943. He served in RCAF Regina for Initial Training 1943. He served in RCAF Prince Albert for Elementary Flying Training School. He was appointed as a LAC RCAF. He served in RCAF Dauphin MB for #10 Service Flying Training School, Sergent RCAF. (CFR). He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF. He was appointed as a Flying Officer RCAF 1944. He served in RCAF Summerside for General Reconnaisance Unit 1944, (Transferred to RCAF Special Reserve), (Transferred to RNVR 01/12/1944). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR 1945. He served in H.M.S. Seaborne 1945. He served in H.M.S. Macaw 1945. He served in RN College Greenwich for Courses 1945. He served in RAF Tern Hill for #5 (P) AFU 1945. He served in 758 RN Squadron 1945. He served in RNAS Henstridge for Instrument Flying School 1945. He served in RN Barracks Portsmouth for Motorcycle Despatch Rider Course 1945. He recovered Yachts taken by Germans at Kiel in 1946, (Short Service Appointment commencing 01/06/1947). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN 1947. He served in the RCAF Trenton for #1 CFS for Flying Refresher 1947. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for 743 Squadron for Conversion Course 1947. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for #1 Operational Flying School Course 1948. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1948). He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for Refresher Course 1948. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for 883 Squadron (19th Carrier Air Group) 1948. He served in HMCS Magnificent for 883 Squadron 1950. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Offioers Technical and Leadership Courses 1951, (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VF-870 Squadron 1952. He served in NAAS Barin Field for Landing Signals Officer Training Course 1952. He served in USNAS Moffett Field for VC-3 USN Squadron 1953. He served in VF-153 USN Squadron as Operations officer 1953. He served in NAF Summerside for 31st Carrier Air Group 1954. He served in HMCS Magnificent for 30th Carrier Air Group as Landing Signals Officer 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1956). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 AWF Squadron for Instrument Course 1956. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for Duty With VX-10 Squadron Detachment 1957. He served in HMCS St. Laurent for Watchkeeping certificate 1957. He served in NHQ on Staff of Directorate of Surface and Air Warfare as Staff Officer (Fighters) 1958. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880T Squadron as Officer-in-Charge 1961. He served in HMCS Naden as Commanding Officer VU-33 Squadron 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Airfield Officer 1965. He served in Management Engineering Training 1966. He served in Management Studies Unit for Maritime Command 1969, Resigned 1972.

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3536. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 199 day and 45 night. Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Cessna Crane, Anson, Oxford, Seafire XV, Sea Fury, Avenger, F4U, FZH4, F2H3, F9F2, F2H-3 Banshee, F9F-6, SS2F, T-33, PBY5A, HTL-6. Civilian Aircraft FlowN; J3 Cub Float, Cessna 180 float) (He survived a Sea Fury ditching near Antigua on 22/03/1948 and a crash landing on 04/05/1950. He flew the last aircraft launched from H.M.C.S. Magnificent. He landed a Tracker 'wheels-up' on 14/09/1964.)
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Starshell (Newsletter of NOAC) Obituaries Winter 2007-2008;
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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