传记
George Plawski escaped from communist Poland in 1946 to be reunited with his father, a Captain in the Polish Navy in exile, who’d been serving in England since 1939. After his mother’s harrowing escape a year later, at the invitation of Rear-Admiral Rollo Mainguy RCN, the family emigrated to Canada in 1948 where they settled in Duncan. His father worked in the Chemainus lumber mill until 1952 when he was offered a job in the RCMP Special Branch in Victoria, which is where George Plawski joined the UNTD while attending Victoria College. After switching to the Regular Force in 1953, he spent the next eleven years in the navy where he became a pilot flying off the carrier, HMCS Bonaventure. After leaving the service in 1964, he returned to UBC where he completed post graduate studies in theatre directing, which led to his founding of City Stage Theatre. His summer job flying the TBM Avenger for Skyway Air Services bombing forest fires and spraying budworm in New Brunswick allowed him to pay for five years of university and became his 35 year lifetime profession.
He flew for Sis-Q Flying Service in California, for Kenting Aviation in Toronto, and from 1964, 25 years for Conair Aviation in Abbotsford where he flew A 26 Invaders, 15 years on the Douglas DC 6, and four years in the Firecat.
军事服役
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/09/1953).
In 1952-1953 he served in HMCS Malahat for UNTD (Victoria College).
He served in HMCS Swansea for the Coronation Cruise (Sea Training). (Transferred to RCN) He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (ROTP) RCN).
He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training.
He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN.
He served in HMCS Quebec for Sea Training.
He served in HMCS Algonquin for Sea Training.
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN 1957.
He served in HMCS Niobe for RN General Education Warfare and Technical Courses 1957.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN 1958.
He served in HMCS Niagara For Pilot Training With USN 1958.
He served in HMCS Niagara for Flying Training With USN at USNAS Pensacola FL USA 1958.
He served in USNAS Kingsville for Flying Training 1959. (Awarded USN wings 1959).
He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1960.
He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN. (He resigned 1964.)
驾驶的飞机
Total Deck Landings: 127 (day) 32 (night). Service Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, CS2F Tracker. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Avenger TBM, Grumman F7F Tigercat, A-26 Invader, DC-6, Grumman Firecat S2F)
轶事
He is the author of a personal memoir - "Never A Dull Moment?" (ISBN 978-1-5255-6085-9) in 2020 published by the Friesen Press.
参考文献
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)
- Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD)
- Email (George Plawski - John MacFarlane 15/11/2024)
- George Plawski (Email to Nauticapedia 19/11/2024)
