Biographical Data
Sloan, Walter Small Photo Credit: Unknown

 

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

 

Birth	19/03/1931	Death	27/04/2004
Place	Ormstown	Place	Dartmouth
Area	PQ	Area	NS
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCN (With seniority dated 22/07/1950). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Training 1950. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Air Fitter Training 1950, VF--871 Squadron as Air Fitter 1952, (Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/12/1952). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Junior Aviation Officers Basic Course 1953. He served in HMCS Micmac for Sea Training. He served in HMCS Ontario for SeaTraining. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Officer Training. He served in HMCS Niagara for USNAS Pensacola FL for Pilot Training Course 1954. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VF-870 Squadron for Instrument Flying Course 1955. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 02/03/1955). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VF-870 Squadron 1955. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 17/05/1956). He served in HMCS Shearwater for Duty With VF-870 Squadron 1956, (Selected for permanent commission). He served in USNAS Key West on Exchange 1959. He served in USNAS Ocean as Instructor 1961, USS Forrestal for Carrier Qualification 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron 1962. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 17/11/1963). He served in HMCS Nootka for Watchkeeping Certifiacte 1962. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1964. He served in NHQ in Personnel (Air) 1966. He served in CFB Kingston for National Defence Staff College 1965, He served in CFB Baden-Soellingen as DCO. He served in CFB Shearwater as Maintenance Test Pilot 1973. He served in MARCOM HQ on Staff 1974. (He was retired 01/09/1976.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 5,600 hours. Total Deck Landings: 181 day and 55 night. Service Aircraft Flown: SNJ, T-28, F9F-2, TV-2, F3D-2T, F2H-2T, C-45, T-33, TBM, Sea Fury, SNB, F4D-1, F3H-2, F9F-8T, A4D-2, F8U-2 & 2N, CS2F, F86-5, CF-104. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Stampe, Aeronca Champ, PDQ, BD-5, Davis-2, Piper 13, Piper Tri-pacer, Piper Pacer, Bellanca Crusair, Cessna 150, 172 & 180 & L-19, Drake
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-01-11 00:00:00

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