Biographical Data
Shimmin, Robert Allen Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
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Birth	20/06/1924	Death	(nk)
Place	Vancouver	Place	(nk)
Area	BC	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN 1942. He served in the Royal Canadian Naval College Royal Roads 1942. He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 15/08/1943). He served with the Royal Navy for training 1943. He served in H.M.S. Jamaica 1943. He served in H.M.S. Ramillies for Lieutenants Seamanship Examination 1944. He served in H.M.S. Zenith 1944. He served in H.M.S. Albrighton 1945. He served in H.M.S. Ready for Minesweeping Training 1945. He served in H.M.S. Excellent for Lieutenants Qualifying Courses 1945. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 15/04/1945). He served in HMCS Naden. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 15/04/1945). He served in RAF Perth for Elementary Flying Training 1946. He served in RAF Church Lawford for Service Flying Training 1946. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 15/04/1946). He served in RNAS Lossiemouth for Operational Flying Training 1947. He served in RNAS Milltown for Deck Landing Training 1947. He served in H.M.S. Implacable for Deck Landing Qualification 1947. He served in RNAS Culdrose for Instrument Flying Course 1947. He served in HMCS Athabaskan 1948, No.1 TAG Flying Refresher 1948. He served in HMCS Shearwater/HMCS Magnificent for 825 Squadron 1948. He served in HMCS Micmac 1951. He served in No.1 TAG for Flying Refresher 1951. He served in VF-870 Squadron 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater/ Scoudouc/ Summerside/ HMCS Magnificent for VF-870 Squadron as Senior Pilot 1953. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 15/04/1954). He served in H.M.S. Phoenix/Porton Down for ABCD Course 1954. He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Director of Naval Plans and Operations 1954. He served in HMCS Naden as Commanding Officer VU-33 Squadron 1954. He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast as Staff Officer Air Training 1958. He served in HMCS Gatineau as Executive Officer 1960. He served in HMCS Gatineau (II) (In command) 1961. He served in HMCS Naden on Staff of Training Officer 1961. He served in HMCS Naden on Staff of Flag Officer Pacific Coast as Command Management Engineering Officer 1964. He served in Canadian Forces Training Command Headquarters as Senior Staff Officer 1965. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Fixed Wing Flying Hours: 3000 (service) Total Deck Landings: 108. Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Harvard, Oxford, Firefly 1 & 2 & 4 & 5, Firefly Trainer, Seafire 3 & 15 & 17, C-45, Sea Fury X & XI, Avenger A/S3, HUP-2, CS2F. He was qualified as a pilot for naval aviation. He had a perfect accident record (no pilot error) and survived three engine failures ashore and one Atlantic ditching.
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-22 00:00:00

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