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8026 Dempster M (Mel) A.

 


 

 








Posted to CFB Winnipeg after grad. Served two years in aircraft maintenance as servicing officer for Dakota, T-33, Tutor, Chipmunk, Hiller Helicopter and L-19 supporting Navigator Training and Flying Training standards at Gimli, Portage and Moose Jaw.

Posted to Headquarters Ottawa DAE staff working with QETE specialists for one year, then out to DAM Rockcliffe managing Dakota, Musketeer and 707 fleets.

Posted to newly formed Air Command Winnipeg managing heavy transport fleets, 707 and Hercules, for four years.

Posted to Moose Jaw supporting pilot training with 121 School Tutors, 13 Snowbirds and 3 Base Rescue Hueys.

After two years, sent to Staff College, Toronto for the year and then to CFB Borden AERE Squadron training new officers.

Posted to Winnipeg, 14 Training Group HQ overseeing technical training at Borden and Field Technical Training Units across Canada.

After two years, moved across the airfield to Air Command responsible for Air Transport fleet maintenance standards.

Four years later, posted to NDHQ Ottawa Quality Assurance Policy Directorate. After two years, assigned to NDHQ Rockliffe engineering and maintenance directorate for air transport and helicopter fleets of aircraft.

Four more years and was assigned to NDHQ/Chief of Air Staff personnel generation and training and three years later retired with 35 years of service.

After a break,joined a project office managing air projects including the Airbus Tanker modification, procuring new C130J aircraft for the air force, and finally retiring in 2013.

Married Janice in Winnipeg in 1972 who has shared these travels for the past 52 years and we have settled in our last home in Arnprior, Ontario. We have three children, four grandchildren and one great granddaughter.

 


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