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Wilson, Arthur CaryPhoto Credit: Unknown |
Title | Lieutenant-Commander (P) (RCN) |
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Birth | 04/02/1924 | Death | (nk) |
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Place | Toronto | Place | (nk) |
Area | ON | Area | (nk) |
Country | Canada | Country | (nk) |
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Military Service |
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He was appointed as a AC 2/c (Pilot Candidate) RCAF (With seniority dated 01/06/1943). He served in RCAF Belleville for #6 ITS 1943. He served in RCAF Oshawa for #20 Elementary Flying Training School 1944. He served in RCAF Brantford for #5 Service Flying Training School 1944. (CFR). He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF (With seniority dated 02/11/1944), (Transferred to RNVR). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 01/03/1945). He served in RAF Ternhill for AFU 1945. He served in RNAS Yeovilton for 759 RN Squadron for Fighter School 1945. (He was demobilized 01/02/1946.) (Transferred to RCNR). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/05/1953). He served in HMCS York for VC-920 Reserve Squadron 1953. He served in HMCS York for VC-920 Reserve Squadron as Senior Pilot 1955. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 10/02/1956). He served in HMCS Magnificent for Carrier Qualification 1955. (He was retired 01/09/1958.) |
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Aircraft Flown | Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Anson I & II, Harvard/Texan, Oxford, Avenger, Corsair II, C-45) (He was qualified as a pilot for naval aviation. He survived the ditching of a Harvard near McNab's Island Halifax NS October 1953.) |
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References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); |
Last update |
2011-02-08 00:00:00 |