Biografía
After his naval service he joined Air Canada to 1996. Retired on 01/01/1996.
Servicio militar
(Short Service Appointment).
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 12/09/1954).
He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1954.
He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1956).
He served in HMCS Cornwalis for Training 1956.
He served in HMCS Niagara for Pilot Training With USN 1956.
He served in USNAS Pensacola for Flying Training 1956.
He was Awarded Wings.
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1957).
He served in USS Antietam for Carrier Qualifications 1957.
He served in USNAS Kingsville for Advanced Flying Training 1957, Awarded Wings 24/01/1958.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1958).
He served in HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1959.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN 01/09/1960.
He served in RCAF Clinton for School of Instructional Technique.
He served in RCAF Moose Jaw for Flight Instructor Course.
He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Pilot 1963.
He served in RCAF Trenton for Flight Safety Course 1963. (He resigned 27/06/1966.)
Aeronaves pilotadas
(Total flying hours: 20,500. 4,000 navy and 16,500 civilian.) Military Aircraft: Fleet80 Canuck, T6- SNJ Texan, S2F-1 Tracker, CS2F-1, CS2F-2, Harvard MK 1V, C45-Expediter, T33 Silver Star. (6 day deck landings on USS Antietam, 2 day landings on USS Essex, 100 day landings and 96 night landings on HMCS Bonaventure.) Civilian Aircraft: (Air Canada 1966-1996) Vickers Vanguard, DC9, DC8, L1011, B727, B767, B747-100, B747-200 (Corporate, 1996-2003). Citation 550, Citation Ultra, Citation Encore, Citation Excel.
Referencias
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)
