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8159 Bertram (Bert) Joseph Meindl

 











Enrolled RCAF Reserves 402 Squadron Winnipeg March 1963 – Trained and worked as an aircraft servicing mechanic through August 65. Rank – Leading Aircraftsman.  Fall 1965 – Transferred to Regular Force and approved to attend Royal Roads/RMC 65 – 69.  Survived.  

Met Linda October 68.  Graduated May 69 - Applied Science.  Married September 69. Rank – Lt.

Comox 69 – 73  Junior AERE officer. 409 Sqn Voodoos, 407 Sqn Argus.  Aircraft Servicing, Avionics Support, Armament Support, Aircraft Repair.  Promoted to Captain Jun 71.

Spring 1973 CF Staff School Avenue Road Toronto - Challenging 10 weeks.  Posted to Aircraft Maintenance Development Unit Trenton.

Did an analysis of 3rd line maintenance processes across the civilian and military environments.

Son born Mar 1974.

74 - 76 DND Computer Centre Ottawa,   Programing user applications. 

DGAEM 76 -79  LCMM for the CP-140 Aurora Weapon Systems.  14 aircraft being designed and manufactured at Lockheed Burbank.  77 - Attended the initial  AERE Officer Computer Course at RMC.

1979 - 80 –  Student.  Aerospace Systems Course (ASC) Winnipeg.

Promoted to Major  80 -  Assigned as Instructor at ASC - Computers.

81 – 84  Base Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Officer  Winnipeg.  250 troops 17 Aircraft.  Keeping them all fit for duty.

84-85  Staff College Toronto.  Excellent opportunity.

85-87  AERE Career Manager Ottawa.  Learned the secrets of the  Personnel System.

87  Promoted LCOL, posted to Air Command Winnipeg SSOMIS (the computer guy).  Worked to introduce user computing throughout the airforce.

90-93  Posted as Base Technical Services Officer Winnipeg.   In 92, became the Wing Logistics Officer with conversion back to the Airforce Group/Wing/Squadron formations.

93-95  CO #7 CFQAR  Quality Assurance Region providing contract QA services Manitoba to BC.   Introducing the ISO 9000 Quality Standards.

1995  Promoted COL and appointed DCOS Maint Aircom HQ.  Main foci - Command Restructure,  Aircraft Trades Amalgamation, Alternate Service Delivery, Conversion to Airforce Quality Standards.

Voluntary early retirement Sep 96. 

Have since owned eight different RVs.  Lots of Travel and Golf with Linda.  Winters South.  Cheers!

 


 

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