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Sonntag, Robert Eugene

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Title Captain (PLT)
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Birth 11/04/1947 Death 08/11/1984
Place Pierceland Place Cold Lake
Area SK Area AB
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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He was appointed as an Officer Cadet RCN (With seniority dated 03/09/1965). He served in RCAF Centralia for Basic Flight Training 1966. He served in RCAF Portage for Advanced Training 1966. He served in RCAF Rivers for helicopter Conversion 1967. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 07/02/1967). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 03/07/1967). He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron 1967. He served in CFB Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron. He was appointed as a Captain (PLT) (With seniority dated 11/02/1971). He served in CFB Gagetown for 422 TAC Helicopter Squadron 1971. He served in CFB Gagetown for 403 Squadron 1972. He served in CFB St, Hubert for 10 TAC HQ as Standards Pilot 1975. He served in CFB Winnipeg for 429 Squadron 1977. He served in CFB Gander for #103 Rescue Squadron 1980. He served in CFB Cold Lake for Base Flight 1983. (He died 08/11/1984 at Cold Lake AB of heart failure while jogging.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 5293. Total Rotary Wing Deck Landings: 350. Military Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Expeditor, Hiller, HO4S, Sea King, DC-3, H-21, T-33, CH-118, CH-135, L-19, CH-136, AH-1G, CH-147, CSR-123, CT-114, CH-113/113A
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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2011-02-17 00:00:00

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