Biographical Data
Lowe, John Douglas Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Commander (RCN)
Official Number	O-42980

 

Birth	14/09/1919	Death	18/12/2009
Place	Red Deer	Place	Victoria
Area	AB	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography
After his naval service he worked in real estate, accounting and as a counsellor with "Project Opportunity 45" in Alberta. (He retired again.)

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Boy Seaman RCN (With seniority dated 10/05/1937). He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1937). He was appointed as a Able Seaman (With seniority dated 01/12/1938). He was appointed as an A/Leading Seaman RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1940). He was appointed as a A/Petty Officer RCN (With seniority dated 01/04/1941). (CFR. He served in the Royal Navy Upper Yardmen's College (Drake Course)) 1942. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1942). He served in HMCS Niobe 1942. He served in H.M.S. Excellent For Courses 1942. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (Appointed 01/09/1942) (With seniority dated 01/09/1942). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Foreign Service Leave 1943. He served in HMCS Niobe for Ottawa (II) 1943. He served in HMCS Ottawa 1943. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 16/03/1943). He served in HMCS Niobe for Long Branch 1943. He served in HMCS Longbranch 1944. He served in HMCS Niobe for Fleet Destroyer 1944. He served in HMCS Algonquin 1944. He served in HMCS Niobe 1944. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Flying Training With Royal Canadian Air Force at RCAF St. Eugene for #13 EFTS 1944. He served in RCAF Kingston for #14 Service Flying Training School Course 12F 1945. He served in HMCS Niobe for H.M.S. Macaw for Flying Training 1945. He served in H.M.S. Ringtail (P) for 825 RN Squadron 1946. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 03/1951). He served in H.M.S. Warrior for 825 RN Squadron 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Full Flying Duties in 825 Squadron at RCN Air Section Dartmouth 1946. He served in HMCS Warrior for 825 Squadron 1946. He served in HMCS Givenchy 1946. He served in HMCS Scotian 1947. He served in HMCS Niobe on Loan to RN for Air Gunnery Officer Course 1947. He served in HMCS Stadacona at RCN Air Station as Air Gunnery Officer 1947. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Air Gunnery Officer 1948. He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Directorate of Naval Aviation as Staff Officer (Armament) 1949. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1951). He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Naval Member Canadian Joint Staff (Washington) for Helicopter Training at USNAS Pensacola FL USA 1951. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Number 1 Helicopter Flight as Commanding Officer 1951. He served in HMCS Magnificent as Commanding Officer VH-21 Squadron 1953. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VH-21 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1953. He served in HMCS Niagara for USNAS Weeksville NC USA US Naval Helicopter Squadron No. 3 1953. He served in HMCS Niagara for USNAS Key West FL USA for VX-1 Squadron 1954. He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Director of Naval Aviation as Staff Officer (Helicopter) 1955. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1956). He served in NHQ as Deputy Director of Naval Aviation 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Commander (Air) 1957. He served in HMCS Sioux (In command) 1959. He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Director of Naval Operational Requirements 1960. He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Director of Naval Air requirements as Assistant Director 1962. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Flying Refresher Course 1964. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1965. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Executive Officer 1966. He served in CFHQ in Director General Organization and Manpower Management Pay Working Group 1967. He served in CFHQ in Directorate of Operational Readiness and Evaluation 1967. (He was retired 01/11/1969.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 2,340 hours. Service Aircraft Flown: Cornell, Harvard, Oxford, Firefly I & II, Seafire, Barracuda, C-45, HO4S, Swordfish, Bristol 171 & 173, HRP 1, Whirlwind, Doman LZ5, CS2F, T-33, CHSS-2, HTE, HTL II & III & IV, HO3S, HUP I, HTK, HOK, Skeeter
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-28 00:00:00

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