Biographical Data

Westwood, George Douglas

Personal Image

Photo Credit: Unknown

 
 
Title Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
Official Number (nk)
 
Birth 15/01/1926 Death 29/12/2000
Place Medicine Hat Place Victoria
Area AB Area BC
Country Canada Country Canada
 
Titles
Honours
Awards
Qualifications
 
Biography
After his naval service he served as an Alderman (1974) and Mayor (1976-79) of North Saanich BC. He flew for Conair 1973 spraying for Spruce Budworm in NB and fire bombing in BC.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Private South Alberta Regiment (Militia) 10/10/1941-18/06/1943. (Transferred to RCAF 07/07/1943). He served in #3 Manning Depot Edmonton AB 1943. He served in #7 ITS Saskatoon. He served in #19 EFTS Virden MB. He served in #17 SFTS Souris MB. He served in AGTS Calgary. He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF (With seniority dated 22/09/1944). (Transferred to RNVR) 01/06/1945. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (Appointed 01/06/1945) (With seniority dated 22/03/1945). He served in H.M.S. Premier for Training 1945. He served in #17 SFTS (Harvard) 1945. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 22/03/1945). He served in 758 NAIFS Hinstock 1945. He served in RNAS Rattray for 717 Squadron 1945. He served in RNAS St. Merlyn for 748 Squadron 1946. (Transferred to RCN(R)). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 30/09/1945). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 22/03/1946). He served in HMCS Warrior for Training 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Officers Divisional Course 1946. (Short Service appointment commencing 22/04/1947). He served in RCNAS Dartmouth for 743 Squadron 1946. He served in HMCS Uganda for Watchkeeping Certificate 1946. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 22/03/1946). He served in RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for duty as pilot in No.1 Training Air Group 1947. (Selected for permanent commission) 23/12/1949). He served in Fighter OTU 1948. He served in ARTY/R Rivers for TAC/RECCE Course 1949. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 22/03/1946). He served in Flying Instructor Course 1951. He served in Instrument Flying School Course 1952. He served as Unit Instrument Check Pilot 1953. He served in All Weather School as Officer-in-Charge 1953. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) (With seniority dated 22/03/1954). He served in HMCS Magnificent as Flight Deck Officer 1954. He served in HMCS Malahat for VC-922 SReserve Squadron as Instructor and Staff Officer 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1959. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1960). He served in Helicopter Course (Bell) 1961. He served in RCAF Staff College Course 1961. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Director General (Plans) 1962. He earned a Commercial Pilot Licence 1964. He served in Joint Maritime Warfare Course (Senior) 1965. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Operations Officer 1965. He served in CFHQ as Staff Officer 1965. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Commander Operations 1966. He served in CFHQ as Deputy DPI 1967. He served in CFB Esquimalt as Commanding Officer VU-33 Squadron 1970. He served in High Altitude Indoctrination Course 1971. He served in Australian Joint Anti-Submarine Course 1972. (He was retired 15/01/1973.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 5,161 hours. Total Instrument Time: 266 (Simulated) 414 (Actual). Aircraft Flown: Fairchild Cornell, Airspeed Oxford, Fairey Barracuda, Piper Cub, Fairey Swordfish, Tiger Moth, Seafire, Firefly, Auster VI, Mustang, Avro Anson II & V, Dakota, Heron, Aero Commander, Sea Fury, Harvard IIA & IV, Avenger, Bell HTL, Sikorsky HO4S, Sikorsky CHSS2, Expeditor II & III, Lockheed T-33, C2SF 1 & 2 & 3
Named Features
 
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

© 2002-2023