Biographical Data
Urquhart, Glen Cameron Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo

 

Title	Major (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	15/06/1942	Death	26/07/2017
Place	Montreal	Place	Victoria
Area	PQ	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1964). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1960. He served in HMCS Yukon for Training 1964. He served in RCAF Centralia for Flying Training 1965. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1966). He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron 1966. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron 1967. He served in HMCS Venture 1967. He served in HMCS Assiniboine for Helicopter Detachment 1968. He served in HMCS Fraser for Helicopter Detachment 1968. He served in HMCS Margaree for Helicopter Detachment 1969. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron as Instructor 1970. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-406 Squadron. He served in MARCOM HQ as Maritime Aircrew Standards Check Pilot 1973. He served in CFB Edmonton for 440 Squadron 1976. He served in CFB Portage La Prairie for Flying Refresher 1979. He served in HS-423 Squadron 1979. He served in HMCS Athabaskan for Helicopter Detachment 1980. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT) 1980. He served in Maritime Air Group HQ as Group Flight Safety Officer 1982. He served in CFB Halifax for Rescue Coordination Centre as Officer-in-Charge 1985. (He was retired 01/09/1989.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 4640. Total Rotary Wing Deck Landings: 336. Military Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Expeditor, HU-21, HO4S, Sea King, HTL-6, T-33, C-47, Tutor. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Cessna 172
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2017-11-05 00:00:00

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