Biographical Data
Tate, David Henry Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Colonel (PLT)
Official Number	O-71792

 

Birth	04/09/1931	Death	02/10/2015
Place	Edgeley	Place	Yellowknife
Area	SK	Area	NT
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours
Awards
Qualifications	psac. ndc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he joined Sperry Aerospace as Director of Marketing 1981. He worked in Comtest Communications as Vice-president 1984. He worked with Eyre Technics Consultants as Vice-President 1987. He worked in Canadair as an Aviation Consultant 1989. (He was retired again).

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) 1948. He served in HMCS Scotian for UNTD 1948. (He was released.) (Short Service Appointment 05/06/1950), He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 26/06/1950). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Basic Training 1950. He served in RCAF Centralia for FTS 1950. He was Awarded Wings 13/07/1951. He served in RCAF MacDonald for PGS 1951. He served in HMCS Shearwater for #1 Training Air Group 1951. He served in RNAS Lossiemouth for #1 OFS 1951. He served in RNAS Culdrose for #2 OPS 1952. He served in H.M.S. Triumph for Deck Landing Qualifications 1952. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 04/09/1952). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for 870 Squadron 1952. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) (P) RCN (With seniority dated 04/09/1952). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for VF-871 Squadron 1953. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 04/09/1953). He served in RCAF Trenton for Flying Instructor School 1955, (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron as Instructor 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Additional 1955. He served in HMCS Niobe for RAF Farnborough for No.16 Empire Test Pilots Course and qualified as Test Pilot 1957. He served in Boscombe Down for C Squadron (Naval Test) 1957. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 04/09/1961). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron 1958. He served in HMCS Iroquois as Deck Officer and for Watchkeeping Certificate 1961. He served in HMCS Athabaskan as Weapons Officer 1962. He served in HMCS Micmac as Operations Officer 1962. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron as Executive Officer 1963. He served in RCAF Staff College for Staff Course 1965. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1966). He served in CFHQ for Strategic Plans 1966. He served in HMCS Bonaventure and HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1969. He served in CFB Cold Lake as Senior Test Pilot 1971. He served in NATO HQ Brussels for Duty With Military Agency for Standardization 1973. He served in National Defence College of Canada (Course 28) 1974. He was appointed as a Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/01/1975). He served in National Defence College of Canada for Directing Staff 1975. He served in CFB Moose Jaw as Base Commander 1976. He served in Detachment Burbank CA USA as Detachment Commander CP-140 HMCS Aurora 1979. He served in Burbank CA USA as Program Manager CP-140 Program 1980. (Retired 01/08/1981.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 6,000 hours. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 245 day, 19 night. Total Rotary Wing Deck Landings: 22 day, 8 night. Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, Pembroke, Expeditor, Javelin, Texan, Balliol, Seafire, Spitfire, Sea Venom, Firefly 4 & T1, CS2F Tracker, Sea Fury FB11 & T20, WF-2 Tracer, Mustang, Ashton, Avenger, Bell HTL-6, T-33, HO4S-3, F2H-3 Banshee, CHSS-2 Sea King, Meteor 7 & 8 & NF11, Dragon Fly, Devon, Bull Dog, Varsity, A4E Sykhawk, Vampire, CF-5 A & B, Sea Hawk, CF-104, Hunter, Lincoln, Jet Ranger, Lancaster, Kiowa, DC-3, Twin Otter, Canberra T4 & B6, F-111, Musketeer, Twin Huey, Tutor, CF-100, Fougere, Falcon, P5M, CP-140, Argus, Vulcan, Victor, Valiant, Sedburgh Glider, Olympia Glider, Sky Glider. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Tipsy-B, Lake, Tipsy Junior, Tiger Moth, Slingsby Firefly, Groeb, FFA Bravo, Navajo, Pitts Special
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=david-h-tate&pid=176040780;
Last update
2015-10-10 00:00:00

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