Biographical Data
Youngson, Francis Garry Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant (N) (PLT)
Official Number	O-80599

 

Birth	29/11/1941	Death	06/08/2001
Place	Cartwright	Place	Kelowna
Area	MB	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 03/09/1958). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1958. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1960). He served in RCAF Centralia for Flying Instruction 1960. He served in RCAF Penhold for Flying Instruction 1960. He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Flying Instruction 1961. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1961). He served in HMCS Naden for VU-33 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron for OTU 1962. He served in HMCS Shearwater/ HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1962. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/02/1965). He served in HMCS Shearwater for Operations Section and VU-32 Squadron as Proficiency Pilot 1966. He served in CFFIS Portage for T-33 Course 1969. He served in HMCS Naden for VU-33 Squadron as Operations Officer 1970. He served in CFB Cold Lake for 434 TAC(F) OT Squadron for CF-5 Course 1973. He served in CFB Cold Lake for 417 ST/R OTS for CF-104 Course 1973. He served in CFB Baden for 441 Squadron 1974. He served in CFB Cold Lake for Fighter Weapons Instructor Course 1975. He served in CFB Baden as Officer Commanding Group Training and Transient Flight and 1 CAG Group ICP 1977. He served in CFB Cold Lake for 417 TAC F(OT) Squadron as CF-104 Instructor 1979. He served in St. Louis as CF-18 Detachment Flight Test Officer 1982. He served in CFB Cold Lake as OC Base Combat Operations Centre 1983. He served in CFB Cold Lake for Base Flight 1985. He served in FIS Portage for CT-134 Instructor's Course 1986. He served in CFB Portage as CT-134 Instructor 1987. (He was retired 01/05/1987.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 6,900. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 112 day, 56 night. Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Harvard, Expeditor, CS2F, T-33, HUP-3, T-33, C-47, CT-134, CF-5, CF-104, F-4, Jaguar, Tutor, CF-18. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Fleet Canuck, Luscombe, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Glassair homebuilt) (Ejected from CF-104 715 near Nurnburg Germany 11/12/1974. Flew last CF-104 646 flight in Canada 17/10/1983.
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); The Navy List Volumes I, II and III (HMSO London);
Last update
2010-12-18 00:00:00

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