Biographical Data

Swiggum, Harry Louis

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Title Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
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Birth 20/03/1924 Death 16/03/1995
Place Calgary Place Ottawa
Area AB Area ON
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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Biography
After his naval service he worked with Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation as Airport Manager 1969, Northern Telecom Ltd. Toronto as Manager Aviation Administration 1974, He retired again in 1989.
 
Military Service
He served in the Air Force Cadet Training Corps 1941-43. He was appointed as a AC2 RCAF (Pilot Candidate) 1943. He was appointed as a LAC RCAF 1943. He served in RCAF Abbotsford for No.24 Elementary Flight Training school 1943. He served in RCAF Vulcan for No.19 Service Flying Training School 1943. Awarded Pilots Wings 1944. (CFR). He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF (With seniority dated 01/05/1944). He served in RCAF Pearce AB as Flying Instructor No.2 FIS 1944. He served as a Staff Pilot No.5 Bombing and Gunnery School 1944. He was appointed as a Flying Officer RCAF (With seniority dated 01/11/1944). He was demobilized 1945. (Transferred to RCAF Reserve 1945. He was appointed as a Flying Officer RCAF (Reserve) 1945. (Transferred to RNVR for Fleet Air Arm 1945). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1945). He served in No.4 AFU Turnhill (Shrops) 1945. He served in RNAS Peplow (Shrops) for Naval Advanced Instrument Flying School 1945. He served in RNAS Arbroath for 883 Squadron 1945. He served in RNAS Nuts Corner (Ireland) 1945. (He was demobilized 1946). He joined BC Airlines Ltd. for Flight Instruction and Charter operations 1946. (Short Service Appointment commencing 01/07/1947). He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1947). He served in HMCS Shearwater for #1 TAG and 743 Squadron for Refresher Flying Training 1947. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1947). He served in HMCS Shearwater for 18 CAG/883 Squadron as Pilot 1948. He served in RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for 18th Carrier Air Group as pilot in 883 Squadron 1947. He served in RCAF Joint Air School Rivers MB for Specialized Training 1948. He served in HMCS Shearwater for 1 TAG/743 Squadron as Staff Pilot 1948. He served in RCAF Trenton for Link Instructor Course 1949. He served in 743 Squadron as Staff Pilot and Link Trainer Instructor 1949. He served in 826 Squadron 1950. He served in Bermuda for Deck Landing Training 1950. He served in HMCS Magnificent for Carrier Qualification. He served in USNAS San Diego for Avenger Conversion 1950. He served in USNAS El Centro for Training 1950. He served in USNAS Quonset Point for Ferrying Avengers to HMCS Shearwater 1950. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officers Technical and Leadership Course 1951. He served in HMCS Magnificent as Air Armamanet Officer 1952. (Selected for permanent commission 1952). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Staff Pilot, VU-33 Squadron 1955. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1955). He served in VU-33 Squadron as Senior Pilot 1956. He served in HMCS Skeena for Watchkeeping Certificate 1957. He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast as Air Operations Officer 1958. He served in HMCS Bytown for Department of Transport Air Traffic Control Course Uplands Airport Ottawa 1960. He served in Moncton NB for IFR Controllers Course 1960. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Air Traffic Control Duties and as Senior Air Traffic Control Officer 1960. He served in HMCS Bytown for NDHQ on Staff of Directorate of Air and Command Systems (Operational Requirements) 1964. He served in Canadian Defence Liaison Staff London as Staff Officer NATO Infrastructure 1966. (He was retired 01/09/1969). ( Qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 4,700. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 31. Service Aircraft Flown: Cornell, Anson 1 & 2 & 5, Harvard, Oxford, Crane, Bolingbroke, Seafire III-XV, Master, Swordfish, Firefly 1 & 5 & Trainer, C-45, Avenger, AS-3, Dominie, CS2F. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Luscome 8A, Fleet, Canuck, Tiger Moth, Perciville Proctor, Fleet, Finch, Globe Swift, GC-1A. Taylor Craft, Cessna 120-140, Culver, Erocoup 415-C, Seebee RC3, Fairchild. Licences Held: Private Pilot, Commercial Air Pilot, Air Traffic Controller Certificate.)
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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2011-02-08 00:00:00

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