Biographical Data
Van Fleet, Bernard James Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	01/12/1928	Death	21/05/2014
Place	Brantford	Place	Ottawa
Area	ON	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
After his naval service he joined Litton Systems Canada as Manager Naval Combat Systems 1972-76. He served in UNISYS Canada as Director of Marketing and Industrial Regional Benefits. He served in Canadian Patrol Frigate and EH-101 Sea King Replacement Projects. (He was retired 01/12/1991.)

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment 09/02/1951), He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 09/02/1951). He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1951. He served in RNAS Donbristle for Training 1951. He served in RNAS Daedalus for Training 1951. He served in RNAS St. Merryn for Training 1952, Awarded Observer Wings 23/07/1952. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (O) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 25/07/1952). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 as Air Observer 1952. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (O) RCN (With seniority dated 25/07/1952). He served in USNAS Breezy Point for AEW Training 1953. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for VS-881 Squadron 1953. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) RCN (With seniority dated 25/07/1954). He served in VS-881 (AEW) Squadron as Officer-in-Charge 1955. He served in NDHQ as Assistant Staff Officer Operations 1956. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer Technical and Leadership Courses 1958. He served in HMCS La Hulloise as TAS Officer 1959. He served in HMCS Lauzon as Operations Officer 1960. He served in HMCS Haida as Operations Officer and as Navigation Officer 1961. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 25/07/1962). He served in HMCS Cornwallis as Senior Instructor at Leadership School and as OIC UNTD Cadets 1962. He served in HMCS Restigouche as Executive Officer 1964. He served in HMCS Patriot as Staff Officer Operations 1965. He served in USNAS Dam Neck VA for USN Fleet Programming Centre Tactical Programmers Course 1967. He served in HMCS Patriot for HMCS Bras d'Or Computer Programming at Westinghouse Canada 1967, NDHQ for CCS-280 Tactical Programming LINK II 1968, NDHQ as Staff Officer Command and Control Systems 1971. (He was retired 23/06/1973.) (He was qualified as an air observer.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 1263. Military Aircraft Flown: Barracuda, Anson, Firefly, Avenger, CS2F, Harvard, Expeditor, P2V, R4D, PBY
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2014-05-28 00:00:00

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