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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
Item · 1941-11-24 - 1944-12-12
LAC Levy, E.H. began his career with the Royal Canadian Air Force in November 1941 at #4 Wireless School Flying Squadron in Guelph, Ontario. He then continued his training at #1 Bombing and Gunnery School in Jarvis, Ontario until March 16, 1942, after which he was posted to #3 Operational Training Unit, 116 Bomber Squadron at RCNAS Dartmouth. He served with 116 Bomber Squadron until August 10, 1943. LAC Levy was then posted to Patricia Bay, British Columbia, and subsequently to #6 Bomber Squadron in Allifred Bay, British Columbia. He later joined the Meteorology flight section at RCAF Station Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on September 23, 1944. LAC Levy was then attached to 145 Squadron in Torbay, Newfoundland on December 12, 1944. He served as a Wireless Operator with the Royal Canadian Air Force. SAM.1981.76.A20
Item · 1963-04-05 - 1964-10-11
ABNA Rojeski was an Air Fitter and remustered to a Naval Airman (Observers Mate) in 1963. He was posted to VS-880 squadron at RCNAS Shearwater. He flew mainly on the Trackers and did a few Cruises on H.M.C.S. Bonaventure to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Bermuda, Trinidad, Ireland and Germany. SAM.2019.0026.005
Item · 1945 - 1959
Postwar Langman joined the Royal Navy Volunteer reserve (R.N.V.R.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 16/08/1946), (He was demobilized 31/01/1946). He served in 1832 RNVR Air Squadron 1947-48. (Transferred to RCN(R)) 1948. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 26/05/1948). He served in HMCS Cataraqui 1948. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Flying Refresher Course 1949. He served in HMCS Cataraqui as Staff Officer 1949. He served in HMCS Bytown for RCAF Centralia for Air Traffic Control Officers' Course 1951, (Transferred to RCN 12/01/1951). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/08/1946). He served in HMCS Shearwater for Duty as Air Traffic Control Officer 1952. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officers' Technical and Leadership Courses 1952. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 30/06/1952). He served in HMCS La Hulloise as Sea Training Officer in 1953. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officers' Technical and Leadership Course I 1953. He served in HMCS Shearwater for No.1 Training Air Group for Flying Refresher Course 1954. (Reverted to Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/03/1954). He served in HMCS Shearwater for No.1 Training Air Group for VU-32 Squadron 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/08/1954). He served in HMCS Shearwater as Commanding Officer VU-32 Squadron 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater/HMCS Magnificent as Senior Pilot VS-881 Squadron 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater/HMCS Magnificent as Commanding Officer VS-881 Squadron 1956. He served in HMCS Assiniboine 1956. SAM.2019.0l05.003
Item · 1943 - 1946
Raymond Augustus Keefe was born in Coley’s Point, Newfoundland, and joined the Royal Air Force in 1943 during World War II. He served as a Wireless Operator and Air Gunner on Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft. In June 1944, LAC Keefe was sent to #3 Wireless Training School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he received training as a Wireless Operator until November of the same year. He was then promoted to Sergeant and sent to #7 Bombing and Gunnery School in Paulson, Manitoba, from December 1944 to January 1945 to train as an Air Gunner. In May 1945, Sgt. Keefe was sent to #5 Operational Training Unit in Boundary Bay, British Columbia, for air gunner training and practice exercises. He finished his training at #5 Operational Training Unit in Abbotsford, British Columbia, in July 1945, where he trained on Consolidated B-24 Liberators and North American Mitchells. Sgt. Keefe's logbook also includes his Royal Air Force Service and Release Record Book SAM2015.0009.002. The service book certifies that Sgt. Keefe served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 19 November 1943 to 21 January 1946 and was granted 81 days of leave on release.. SAM2015.0009.001
Item · April, 1943 - April, 1956
Flying Officer James J.S. began his flight training in April 1943 at #313 Ferry Training Unit in North Bay, Ontario, on the Tiger Moth aircraft. He was then transferred to #13 Elementary Flying Training School in St. Eugene, Ontario, in July 1943 for flight training on Fleet Finch aircraft. In September 1943, F/O James was transferred to #5 Service Flying Training School in Brantford, Ontario, to train on the Avro Anson. In February 1944, he was transferred to #45 Transport Group RAF Ferry Command at Dorval, Quebec, where he flew B-25 Mitchell and Liberator aircraft. F/O James flew the B-25 Mitchell on exercises to various locations, such as the Azores (Portugal), Rabat-sale-kanitra Morocco, Cairo (Egypt), Karachi (Pakistan), Habaniya (Iraq), Lagens (Portugal), and Castel Benito (an airport of Tripoli created by the Italians in Italian Libya in the early 1930s, called RAF Castel Benito by the Allies after 1943). In August 1944, F/O James was posted to #313 Ferry Training Unit in North Bay, Ontario, for training on the Hudson aircraft and further training on the B-25 Mitchell. In April 1944, F/O James flew the C47 Douglas Dakota to Biskra (Algeria), Foggia (Italy), and various locations in England and Canada. In February 1945, F/O James was with #45 Transport Group RAFTC in Dorval, Quebec, flying C-47 Douglas Dakotas to various locations in the Middle East. F/O James' last entry in his logbook was on March 25, 1945, and his next entry is on October 28, 1955, to the 23rd of April 1955, where he was training on the Fairchild PT-26A Cornell, Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck, and DC-10s. F/O James was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. F/O James's logbook also contains copies of flying orders, flying test results, and his yearly flying assessments. SAM.2013.0045.003
Item · 1940 - 1944
He began his career as a Naval Cadet in the Royal Canadian Navy. He served in Royal Roads (RCNC) as a Cadet Captain. He became a Midshipman RCN with seniority dated 05/07/1945. He underwent training with the Royal Navy in 1945. He was then appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN with seniority dated 03/11/1947, and later as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN with the same seniority date. He was promoted to Lieutenant (P) RCN with seniority dated 20/05/1949. He also underwent training at H.M.S. Excellent for the RN Long Gunnery Course in 1954 and served in HMCS Shearwater for Gunnery Duties in 1956. He became a Lieutenant-Commander (P) (G) RCN with seniority dated 20/05/1957 and served in HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron in 1959. He also served in HMCS Saskatchewan and HMCS Oriole, where he was in command from 1967-69. He was later released from service. The logbook contains information about the aircraft flown, operations and exercises carried out, flight duration, flight totals, certifications earned, bombing scores of damaged or destroyed targets, locational data, as well as details about the pilot, co-pilot, and passengers. It also includes a breakdown of the types of aircraft flown between 1939-42, distinguishing between bombers and fighters. Additionally, it provides records of flying assessments and yearly totals for 1941, along with an Aiming Point Photo taken during an attack on a V-1 flying bomb at Criel-Sur-Mer in France in July 1944. SAM.1998.15.1
Item · 1940-1945
Lieutenant Langman was appointed as a Naval Airman 2/c RNVR on September 16th, 1940. He underwent training in H.M.S. St. Vincent for the #19 Pilot Course in 1940, followed by training in Collins Bay Aerodrome (Kingston ON) for the #31 Service Flying Training School in 1941. In 1942, he served in H.M.S. Grebe for 775 and 815 Squadrons. The following year, he served in H.M.S. Shah for 851 Squadron as Senior Pilot. He then served in H.M.S. Daedalus for 703 Squadron (Naval Air Sea Warfare Development Unit) as Senior Pilot in 1945.Victor Langman was inspired to fly airplanes himself when Alan Cobham brought his flying circus to Chingford and enjoyed a circuit.Langman was educated at Brighton College, where he enjoyed rugby and diving and volunteered for the Fleet Air Arm, joining HMS St Vincent as a Naval Airman 2nd Class in June 1940.Langman was a slow learner and it was 12 hours and 25 minutes before he was allowed his first solo flight in a Miles Magister.In the Spring of 1941 he undertook further training at Kingston, Ontario in the Fairey Battle.After courses and several sea passages, Langman flew as a passenger in a KLM Junkers 52 from Lagos to Cairo to join the Fleet Air Arm squadrons based at Dekheila, five miles west of Alexandria.At first Langman was disappointed to be appointed to 775 Naval Air Squadron employed on communications duties, but he quickly familiarised himself with the Middle East flying several aircraft types and experiencing a variety of emergencies. After flying with 815, Langman spent more time in the USA, learning fly the Grumman Avenger and joined 851 Naval Air Squadron flying from the escort carrier Shah in on operations in the Indian Ocean.Throughout Lieutenant Langman's career, he flew numerous aircraft including the Fairey Barracuda, Avro Anson, Miles M-14 Magister, Fairey Battle, Fairey Swordfish, Fairey Albacore, Junker, Short Stirling, Blackburn B-25 ROC, DE Havilland DH82B Queen Bee, Gloster Gladiator, Fairey Fulmar, and the TBM Turpon. During the first five years of his flying career, he served in multiple theaters of war, including Egypt and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). SAM.2019.0105.002
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
Item · 1961 - 1981
This logbook is the third and final volume that covers LCdr. Langman's service from 1961 to 1966, when he retired from military service and returned to the United Kingdom. It also covers his civilian flying from 1966 to 1981."Lieutenant-Commander RCN LCdr. Langman, V.M was appointed with seniority dated 01/01/1960. He served as a Senior Pilot for VS-880 Squadron in HMCS Bonaventure and HMCS Shearwater in 1961. Later that year, he served in HMCS Shearwater as Officer-in-Charge Aircrew Division. In 1964, he served in HMCS Stadacona on the Staff of Officer-in-Charge RCN Tactical Trainer. He retired on 16/08/1966. After his naval service, he worked with the UK Civil Aviation Authority and retired in 1983 as Director of Flight Crew Licensing. SAM.2019.0105.004