Biographical Data
Sheedy, Kenneth Patrick If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Colonel (PLT) (AR)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	30/04/1931	Death	(nk)
Place	St. Boniface	Place	(nk)
Area	MB	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

Titles
Honours
Awards	AdC.
Qualifications	pcsc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he joined the Alberta Disaster Services (Civil Defence) as Emergency Planning Officer.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCN (With seniority dated 09/01/1950). He was appointed as a Petty Officer 2/c RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1953, (Short Service Appointment 30/08/1954). He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 30/08/1954). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for #8 Junior Air Officer Basic Training Course 1954. He served in HMCS Niagara as Additional for Pilot Training with USN 1955. He served in USS Saipan for Carrier Qualifications 1956. He served in USNAS Pensacola FL USA for Basic Pilot Training 1956. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 25/01/1956). He served in USNAS Kingsville TX for ATU-402 for Advanced Flying Training 1957. He was Awarded Wings. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 15/11/1957). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-881 Squadron 1957. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Observer School 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Flight Simulator and Tactics Trainer. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron as Crew Commander 1962, (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1964. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 27/05/1965). He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College Course 1967. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Director of Personnel as Pilot Career Manager. He served in CFB Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1970. He served in CFB Shearwater for Aircrew Division of Canadian Forces Fleet School. He served in CFB Shearwater for Aircraft Maintenance Training Section. He served in CFB Shearwater for 406 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1972. He served in CFB Edmonton for Canadian Forces Recruiting Unit Edmonton 1973. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1974). He served in NDHQ for Directorate of Maritime Aircraft Equipment Requirements 1974. He served in CFB Edmonton for Canadian Forces Recruiting Zone (West) as Commanding Officer 1976. He served in Training Command HQ 1979. (He retired on 01/05/1980.) (Transferred to Air Reserve). He was appointed as a Colonel (PLT) (AR) 1980. He served in #4 Air Reserve Wing Edmonton as Commander 1980. He was appointed as an AdC to Governor General 1980. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3,625 hours. Total Deck Landings: 293. Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, T-28B, S2F, CS2F, C-45, T-33, HTL-6, HO4S-3, CHSS-2, CH-118, CH-135, CC-138
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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-18 00:00:00

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