Biographical Data
Wasteneys, Michael Edmund Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Commander (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	01/08/1924	Death	(nk)
Place	Los Angeles	Place	(nk)
Area	CA	Area	(nk)
Country	USA	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
After his naval service he joined Engineering Service Associates Inc. Washington DC as Manager Norfolk VA Office 1974-88. Worked with Arctic Energies Ltd. Severna Park MD as Project Officer 1980-90. Worked with Transpolar Shipping Inc. Ottawa ON as Executive Vice-President 1980-90. Diving Unlimited International Inc. San Diego CA as East Coast Technical Representative 1988-90.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a AC 2/c RCAF (With seniority dated 01/10/1942). He served in RCAF Toronto ON 1942. He was appointed as a LAC RCAF (With seniority dated 01/06/1943). RCAF Davidson SK for #19 EFTS 1943. He served in RCAF Vulcan AB for #19 Service Flying Training School 1943. He was Awarded Wings 01/03/1944, (CFR 01/03/1944), Pilot Officer RCAF 01/03/1944. He served in RCAF Pearce AB for #2 Flying Instructor School 1944. He served in RCAF Calgary for #2 Wireless School 1944, (Transferred to RNFAA 01/03/1945). He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR 01/03/1945. He served in H.M.S. Seaborn (Dartmouth NS) 1945. He served in H.M.S. Macaw (Bootle) 1945. He served in the Royal Naval College Greenwich 1945, RAF Tern Hill for #5 AFU 1945. He served in RNAS Peplow for Naval Instrument Flight School 1945. He served in RNAS St. Merryn for 748 RN Squadron 1946, (Short Service Appointment commencing 30/04/1947). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 11/09/1945). He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCNAS HMCS Shearwater/HMCS Warrior for 743 Squadron 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCNAS HMCS Shearwater for 803 Squadron 1947. He served in RNAS Eglinton for 803 Squadron 1947. He served in HMCS St. Stephen for Watchkeeping Certificate 1948, RCNAS HMCS Shearwater for Operational Flying School 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater for 803 Squadron 1949. He served in RCAF Rivers MB for Close Air Support Training 1949. He served in HMCS Magnificent for 803 Squadron 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Special Seafire Aerobatic Team for Canadian National Exhibition Air Display 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater/HMCS Magnificent for 883 Squadron as Senior Pilot 1949. He served in RNAS St. Merryn for Air Weapons Course 1950. He served in RNAS Culdrose for School of Naval Air Warfare 1951, RNAF Renfrew as Officer-in-Charge Sea Fury Acceptance Flight 1951. He served in HMCS Niobe for Duty at Admiralty (London) for Review and Rewrite of Royal Navy Air Fighting Instructions 1951. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for VF-870 Squadron as Senior Pilot 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent as Commanding Officer VF-871 1953. He served in HMCS Magnificent as Commanding Officer VF-871 for Spithead Review and Coronation Flypast 1953. He served in RCAF Rivers MB for Close Air Support Training 1953, (Selected for permanent commission). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN 11/09/1953. He served in HMCS Niagara for Canadian Joint Staff (Washington) as Staff Officer (Air) 1954. He served in RCAF Toronto for RCAF Staff College for Staff Course 1956. He served in NHQ as Deputy Director of Naval Aviation 1957. He served in NHQ on Staff of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air and Warfare) as Executive Assistant 1958. He served in HMCS St. Laurent as Operations Officer 1960. He served in HMCS Skeena as Executive Officer 1962, Qualified as Clearance Diving Officer (Ship's) 1962, CFHQ on Staff of Director Air and Command Systems 1963, CFHQ as Naval Member Canadian Forces Fighter Selection Study Group 1964, Commander RCN 01/01/1965, CFHQ as Deputy Director Naval Aircraft Requirements 1965, CFB Shearwater as Commanding Officer Naval Technical Training Center 1966, CFB Shearwater as Executive Officer 1967. He served in the College Militaire Royal de St, Jean for Management and Business Administration Course 1969, SACLANT HQ (Norfolk VA USA) on Staff of Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic as Deputy Director (Operations) 1970. (He was retired 01/08/1974.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 4,495. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 168. Service Aircraft Flown: Cornell, Anson, Cessna Crane, Harvard, Norseman, Oxford, Seafire, Swordfish, Walrus, Sea Fury, Firefly, Auster, Barracuda, Avenger, Mustang, Expeditor, S2F, T-33, Dakota, CS2F
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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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