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Royal Canadian Air Force Observer's and Air Gunners Flying Log Book of Sgt. Levitin, Nathan
Item · 1941-02-05 - 1953-08-30
Sergeant Levitin was a navigator with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He began his training at #5 Air Observer School in Winnipeg, Manitoba on February 5th, 1941, and completed it on May 27th, 1941. Then, he went to #4 Bomber and Gunnery School in Fingal, Ontario for his Air Observer Training, which he completed on May 27th, 1941. On June 8th, 1941, he reported to #1 Air Navigation School in Rivers, Manitoba for advanced training on the Avro Anson, which he completed on July 7th, 1941. On July 20th, 1941, he reported for duty at his first posting at 116 Bomber Squadron at RCNAS Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Sergeant Levitin flew on Catalina and Ventura aircraft, doing transport and submarine patrols as a navigator. In April 1943, he was promoted to Flight Lieutenant and transferred to #4 Operational Training Unit in Alness, Scotland. On March 8th, 1943, he was sent to the Royal Air Force 222 Group in Ceylon. Flight Lieutenant Nathan Levitin, a navigator from Ottawa, arrived in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in December 1943 as the only RCAF crewman of a Catalina. No. 222 Group was a group of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It was formed on September 1st, 1941, based in Ceylon, and had squadrons stationed around the Indian Ocean. The group undertook long-range bombing and mine-laying operations that took them as far as Sumatra and Singapore. The group was disbanded on October 15th, 1945, becoming Air Headquarters Ceylon (AHQ Ceylon). Sergeant Levitin reported for duty at #413 Photo Squadron in Rockcliffe, Ontario, on April 25th, 1947. He flew on Ansons, Mitchells, Norsemen, and Canso aircraft until October 3rd, 1949, at which time Flight Lieutenant Levitin was posted to #4 Staff Navigation Instructor/Navigator school in Summerside, PEI, and then transferred to #2 Air Navigation School in Summerside, flying on Dakotas until July 30th, 1953 SAM.2014.0024.001
RCAF Flying Log Book for Aircrew Other than Pilot of OC Wood, H.L.
Item · 1963-01-15 - 1974-04-04
Officer Cadet H.L. Wood worked as a navigator on the Canadair CL-28 Argus stationed in Greenwood, Nova Scotia. He received his training at ANS Winnipeg and was later posted to RCAF Station Greenwood in 1963. As a navigator, OC Wood was one of the four crew members on the Argus, a long-range maritime patrol aircraft that was manufactured in Canada. The Argus was considered as the most advanced anti-submarine aircraft in the world when it was introduced in 1957 and was used by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). SAM.2019.0091.003
RAF Flying Logbook for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners and Flight Engineers of Mr. Charles Keith Hoyt
Item · 1944-07-08 - 1945-10-30
Charles Keith Hoyt was born on April 19, 1921, in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Canada. He began his Royal Air Force career at #3 Personnel Reception Centre (PRC) in the town of Bournemouth in South West England. He then moved to the 107 Operational Training Unit with 233 Squadron. Mr. Hoyt's logbook covers his training. We found Mr. Hoyt immigrating to the USA in 1950 to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Hoyt graduated from M.I.T. in 1954 with a degree in Physics. He returned to Canada in 1964. SAM.2019.0069.001
Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than pilot of Capt. Wood, Lee
Item · 1978-09-11 - 1979-12-06
Captain Lee Wood served as a navigator on the Canadair CL-28 Argus aircraft stationed at Greenwood, Nova Scotia with VP-405 Squadron. The squadron was formed as a Maritime Reconnaissance unit on March 31, 1950, and later renamed Maritime Patrol on July 17, 1956. It was the first of four squadrons established in Maritime Air Command and the first to fly Lancaster, Neptune, and Argus planes on East Coast maritime duty. On February 1, 1968, the squadron was integrated into the Canadian Armed Forces. Captain Wood received his training at ANS Winnipeg. As a navigator, he was one of the four crew members on the Argus, a long-range maritime patrol aircraft which was manufactured in Canada and was considered the most advanced anti-submarine aircraft in the world when it was introduced in 1957. It was used by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Sam.2019.0091.004
C.G. Lightship Lurcher (ship) fonds
Fonds · 1909-1995, photocopied ca. 1990.
Fonds consists of 4 masters' log (the 1909-1910 log is a photocopy) used to record weather, a description of passing vessels, amount of coal used and engine pressure; correspondence and documents regarding the sale of No. 2; and one plan regarding the refitting of the Cartaraqui.