Biographical Data
Vishek, Edward Karl If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Lieutenant (RCN)
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Birth	19/12/1939	Death	(nk)
Place	St. Catharines	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
After his naval service he was Manager and buyer for the Cowichan Trading Company in Victoria BC.

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1959). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1959. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1961). RCAF Centralia for Flying Training 1961. He served in RCAF Penhold for Flying Training 1961. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1962). He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Flying Training 1962, Wings Awarded 14/09/1962. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1962). He served in HMCS Naden for VU-33 Squadron 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1965. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 15/07/1966). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Tracker Instructor 1967. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Aircrew Division as Tracker Training Officer 1970. He served in CFB Edmonton for 440 (TandR) Squadron 1971. He served in CFB Shearwater as Base Operations Officer 1976. He served in CFB Edmonton for 435 (T) Squadron 1980. He served in CFB Esquimalt for Cadet Training Division as Senior Staff Officer (Administration) 1983. (He was retired 19/04/1987.) He served in Class B Reserve Regional Cadet Instructor's School Patricia Bay 1988. He served in Class B Reserve Rescue Coordination Center Victoria 1991. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 9,200 hours. Service Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Harvard, Expeditor, Tracker, CC-138, CC-130
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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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