传记
After his naval service he joined Air Canada 1965 as Pilot to present. (He legally changed his family name to Benton.)
军事服役
(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 served in RCAF Centralia for Flying Training 1960.
He served in RCAF Penhold for #4 FTS 1960.
He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Service Flying Training 1961.
He was Awarded Wings 1961.
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1960).
He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron for Tracker Conversion 1961.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1961).
He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron 1962.
He served in HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1963.
He served in HMCS Stadacona for Staff of Maritime Commander as Watch Officer Controller 1963.
He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Pilot 1964. (He was released 01/09/1965.)
驾驶的飞机
Total Flying Hours: 1458. Total Civilian Flying Hours: 16,834. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 13. Service Aircraft Flown: Fleet Canuck, Chipmunk, Harvard, C-45, CS2F Tracker, C-45, T-33. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Viscount, DC-8, B-747, DC-9, B-727, L-1011) (Co-pilot of the 10,000th aircraft to land at the Naval Air facility Debert NS, April 1963.
参考文献
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)
