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A. C. A. Doane fonds
Fonds · 1852-1888
Fonds consists of letters to A. C. A. Doane regarding Doane family genealogy. Also includes a letter from the Trustees of the Barrington Grammar School to the Barrington School Board asking for pay for the teacher, A. C. A. Doane. There is also a watercolour of A. C. A. Doane.
Alan Emerson Cameron fonds
Fonds · 1920 - 1967, predominant 1959 - 1960
Fonds consists of records regarding Alan Emerson Cameron's activities related to the coal exploration in Canada, including his participation in the royal commission on coal, and his contribution in the voluntary economic planning for the new Nova Scotia. The fonds contains reports, manuscripts, minutes of meetings, correspondence, drafts of papers and other textual records. MS-2-350
Item · 1960-10-01 - 1967-10-30
Lieutenant Woods, A.J was born in Los Angeles, California on December 21, 1922, to Stanley Clifford Woods and Kathaleen Maude Sheperd. He was appointed as an AC 2/c RCAF with seniority dated May 4, 1943. In 1943, he served in RCAF Edmonton for #4 Initial Training School. He was then appointed as a LAC RCAF with seniority dated September 19, 1943. In the same year, he served in RCAF High River for #5 Elementary Flying Training School, and then in RCAF MacLeod AB for #7 Service Flying School, where he was awarded his wings on October 4, 1944. He was then appointed as a Sergeant Pilot RCAF with seniority dated October 4, 1944. In 1944, he served in RCAF Calgary for #2 Aircrew Graduates Training School and was released from RCAF Special Reserve to RCAF Class E Reserve on December 1, 1944. He was transferred to RNVR on June 14, 1945, and appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR with seniority dated June 14, 1945. He served in the RN College Greenwich for Courses in 1945, RAF Colby Grange for Service and Advanced Flying Courses in 1945, and H.M.S. Premier for Training in the same year. He was then transferred to RCN(R) on October 1, 1945, and appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) with seniority dated October 1, 1945. In 1945, he served in RNAS Peplow for 758 RN Squadron for Advanced Instrument Flying School, RNAS Rattray for 717 RN Squadron, and RNAS Inskip for 766 RN Squadron.In 1946, he was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) with seniority dated April 6, 1946, and served in RNAS Eglinton for 719 RN Squadron for Strike Forming Training Unit, RNAS Arbroath for 783 RN Squadron for Anti-submarine homing Radar Training, and H.M.S. Implacable for Deck Landing Training. In 1947, he served in RCAF Pat Bay for 825 Squadron and HMCS Warrior for Carrier Qualification, where he was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) with seniority dated April 6, 1946, for Short Service Appointment commencing April 30, 1947. He then served in RCNAS Dartmouth for 825 Squadron, HMCS Stadacona for Officers Divisional Course, and HMCS Magnificent for 19 Carrier Air Group as Pilot in 825 Squadron in 1948. In 1948, he served in RCAF Trenton for Central Flying School for Flying Instructor School, and in 1949, he served in HMCS Shearwater for Instructor Duty in #1 TAG. In 1950, he served in HMCS Naden for Duty with Reserve Training Commander and HMCS Antigonish for Watchkeeping Training. In 1951, he served in HMCS Shearwater for Flying Refresher, 803 Squadron, 870 Squadron, and 880 Squadron, as well as in RNAS Lossiemouth for Maintenance Test Pilot Course. He also served in HMCS Shearwater as Naval Air Test and Liaison Officer and in RNAS Anthorn for #1 Aircraft Receipt and Dispatch Unit. In the same year, he served in RCAF Centralia for Instrument Flying School.In 1953, he survived a ditching of a Sea Fury at the entrance to Musqudoboit Harbour NS on July 1. He was then selected for permanent commission and served in NHQ for Special Duty at Naval Detachment Central Experimental Proving Establishment at RCAF Station Edmonton. He also served in RNAS Gosport for 705 RN Squadron for Helicopter Conversion Course and RCAF Edmonton for Special Duty as Officer-in-Charge of Naval Detachment Central Experimental Proving Establishment at RCAF Station Edmonton. In 1954, he was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN with seniority dated April 6, 1954. In 1955, he served in HMCS Niagara for Duty at USNAS Boca Chica for Fighter All-Weather Training Unit, USNAS Cecil for Banshee Trainer, USNAS Oceania for F2H-3 Conversion, and HMCS Shearwater for 870 Squadron as Senior Pilot. In 1956, he served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast as Staff Officer (Air Training). In 1958, he served in HMCS Naden as Commanding Officer VU-33 Squadron, and in 1960, he served in HMCS Hochelaga for #6 Officers Management and Logistics Course. In 1961, he served in NHQ on Staff of Director of Naval Aircraft Requirements, and in 1963, he served in CFB Borden for Senior Officers NBCD Course. In 1964, he served in HMCS Chippawa for Duty as Liaison Officer RCAF Training Command, and in 1965, he served in HMCS Chippawa on Staff of Deputy Chief of Staff as Staff Officer Multi-Engine Pilot Training. He was retired on July 1, 1968.Lt. Woods received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the air when a British 'Attacker Jet Aircraft' was being ferried from RCAF Station Namao to Halifax for loading on board HMCS Magnificent to return the aircraft to Britain. Lt. Woods had an engine flame-out at 30,000 feet, 60 miles from Sault Ste Marie, and despite only having a 2,000 foot ceiling, he made a successful dead stick landing. The fault was repaired, and he headed for Ottawa where once again, at approximately 60 miles out, the engine failed again, and all attempts at a relight failed. The plane had an ejection seat, but Lt. Woods chose to save a valuable aircraft and made a successful belly landing.Lt. Woods retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (P) (RCN)in 1968. Sadly he passed away on the 19th of January 1980 in New Westminster BC. 1996.56.1c
Item · 1965-11-03 - 1978-07-22
Larry Zibitnew was born on November 7th, 1933, in Canora, Saskatchewan. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN in 1952 and served in various locations, including HMCS Cornwallis, HMCS Ontario, and RNAS Culdrose, for operational flying training. He was awarded Pilot Wings on November 1st, 1953, and was then appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN. He served in different squadrons, including VS-880 Squadron, VS-881 AEW Squadron, and HU-21 Squadron Detachment. He was also trained as a test pilot and served in various positions, including Helicopter Recovery System Program Manager for the USN Naval Air Systems Command. After retiring from military service, Zibitnew joined INDAL Technologies in Mississauga, where he served as director of programs and later as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. He was presented with the Order of Military Merit by the Governor General of Canada on behalf of the Queen for his work on the development of the Helicopter Recovery System. Zibitnew retired from the RCN at the rank of Lieutenant-Commander and passed away on May 3rd, 2015, in Barrie, Ontario. SAM.2016.0041.002
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
Henry Davies Hicks fonds
Fonds · 1929 - 1990
Fonds comprises records documenting Henry Hicks' political career and tenure as president of Dalhousie University, as well as his personal activities and hobbies. Record types include diaries and appointment books, correspondence, manuscripts, philatelic records, newspaper clippings and photographs. MS-2-511
Fonds · 1961
Fonds consists of records documenting a research project conducted in 1961 regarding distribution patterns of physicians and facilities across Nova Scotia; records include physician and patient questionnaires. MS-13-55
Item · 1939-12-01 - 1941-03-01
Midshipman Robert Clifford Willis was a Royal Canadian Navy officer, As a Midshipman he was holding the most junior rank of a naval officer, an officer by courtesy but not yet commissioned. His logbook contains a handwritten account and pictures of the battle of the Mediterranean, including the sinking of the Italian battleship, the Bartolomeo Colleoni.During the Battle of Calabria, Midshipman Willis was on board the HMS Royal Sovereign. He also wrote in his Journal about the British Navy's attack on neutral French Navy ships stationed at the Mers El Kébir naval base near Oran, on the coast of French Algeria. The attack was part of Operation Catapult, a British plan to prevent neutral French ships from falling into German hands after the Allied defeat in the Battle of France. The British bombardment of the base resulted in the death of 1,297 French servicemen, the sinking of a battleship, and the damaging of five other ships. In contrast, the British suffered a loss of five aircraft and two crewmen. The Royal Navy carried out the attack by air and sea after France had signed armistices with Germany and Italy, which came into effect on 25 June.The British were particularly concerned about the five battleships of the Bretagne and Richelieu classes and the two fast battleships of the Dunkerque class, which were the second largest force of capital ships in Europe after the Royal Navy. The British War Cabinet was worried about these ships falling into Axis hands. Despite repeated assurances from Admiral François Darlan, the commander of the French Navy, that the fleet would remain under French control, even after the French armistices with Germany and Italy, Winston Churchill and the War Cabinet deemed the risk too great. Darlan refused British requests to place the fleet in British custody or move it to the French West Indies, out of German reach. Midshipman Willis was on board for HMS Royal Sovereign and HMS Malaya and was part of other Operations which he recorded in his Journal Midshipman Willis had a long career with the Royal Canadian Navy. Records show that he was a Paymaster Midshipman during World War II in 1940 and a Paymaster Lt. at Cornwallis in 1943/44. He was also found attending the University of Western Ontario in 1959 and was the Commander of the Naval Supply Depot in Halifax in 1965.
Series · 1749-1928
Part of Eastern Shore Archives map collection
Series forms part of the Eastern Shore Archives map collection and consists of reproductions of maps acquired by Chrystal Kennedy from originals held by the National Archives of Canada in 2003. They consist of early maps of Nova Scotia including Cape Breton, the Island of St John (PEI), New Brunswick, and Sable Island and feature the names of coastal settlements and harbours as well as bodies of water, waterways, and offshore banks. Two of the maps were possibly drawn by Charles Morris I c. 1749 while the third map is a 1928 copy by C. Pettigrew of an earlier map that was originally drawn by Captain Thomas Durrell c. 1736. Accession number: 2013.042