Biographical Data
Turner, Thomas Wright If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Lieutenant (P) (RCN)
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Birth	25/11/1935	Death	(nk)
Place	Hillcrest	Place	(nk)
Area	AB	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
After his naval service he joined United Airlines 1965.

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment 28/03/1955). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 28/03/1955). He served in HMCS Discovery 1955. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for No. 9 Junior Air Officer Basic Training Course 1955. He served in HMCS Quebec for Training 1956. He served in HMCS Niagara for Pilot Training With USN 1955. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 04/04/1956). He served in HMCS Niagara for Pilot Training With USN 1956. He served in USNAS Pensacola for Pre-flight Training 1956. He served in USNAS Whiting Field 1956. He served in USNAS Corry Field 1956. He served in USNAS Barin Field 1957. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 04/04/1957). He served in USS Antietam for Carrier Qualification 1957. He served in USNAS Corpus Christi for Advanced Training 1957. He served in USNAS Kingsville 1957. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 04/09/1958). He served in HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron 1959. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1960. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Assistant to Executive Officer 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron. He served in HMCS Stadacona 1965. (He was retired 27/06/1965.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 2963 military. 17,000 civil. Total Deck Landings: 172 day and 66 night. Service Aircraft Fown: T-34, T-28, SNB, S2F-1, CS2F-1, HTL-6, C-45. Civilian Aircraft Flown: DC-6, DC-7, DC-8, B-720, B-727, DC-10, B-747, Cessna 150, Beech Baron, PA24
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-17 00:00:00

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