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8190  Don Timperon

      1969 Review

Born in Liverpool, England. Immigrated to Canada 1953

Home town: Richmond Hill, Ontario

Royal Roads 1965-1967, RMC 1967-1969

BSc (Applied), MA (War Studies)

Pilot Training: Borden and Gimli

1st Posting – VU-32 (Utility) Squadron, Shearwater; flying CC129, Dakota

-          Ship’s Diving Officer (Shearwater) and Certified Diver

-          Private and Commercial Pilot’s Licence

 2nd Posting – 412 (VIP) Squadron, Ottawa; flying CC117, Falcon

-          ACUC Scuba Instructor

Aerospace Systems Course (ASC30), Winnipeg

3rd Posting – ASC, Winnipeg Staff Instructor (electronics, communication, programming)

Le cours de français

4th Posting - 436 (Transport) Squadron, Trenton; flying CC130, Hercules

-          Operations Officer

-          Air Display Director – Quinte International Airshow

5th Posting – 426 (Training) Squadron, Trenton; flying CC130, Hercules

-          Chief Flight Simulator Instructor

-          CAE Hercules Simulator Proving and Acceptance

Command and Staff College, Toronto

 6th Posting- NDHQ, Ottawa; Director of Air Operations and Training (Transport)

7th Posting – 429 (Transport) Squadron, flying CC130, Hercules – Commanding Officer

-          ALCE Commander – Doha, Qatar – Persian Gulf War

-          Squadron Colours Presentation Ceremony

-          President – 1992 Quinte International Airshow

8th Posting – NDHQ, Ottawa; Directorate of International Policy

-          Africa and Latin America Section

9th Posting – Centre For National Security Studies (CNSS), Kingston

-          Officer Development Review Board and follow-up implementation

-          National Security Studies Course Director

-          Acting Centre Director

10th Posting – CFCSC, Toronto – Senior NSS Course Development Officer

11th Posting – 1 Canadian Division HQ / CF Joint HQ, Kingston -  J6 (Communications)

-          Operation ABACUS – the largest non-operation of the century!

Retirement Activities

-          The Tymparon Inn (Bed and Breakfast - 9 years) – hosting guests from 45 countries

 



-          RVing (coast to coast) Boating (local)

-          Ice Dancing (Recreational and Competitive)


-          Standard Ballroom and Latin Dancing (Gold Star and Silver levels)

-          Amateur Radio and it’s many avenues. VE3FMK

 

Families:

-          Bev (Nurse), daughter Jill;

-          Mary Ellen (Nurse/PSO), son Graham (PWOR Infantry Afghanistan, Algonquin College Analyst), daughter Kathleen (City of Ottawa, Financial Analyst);

-          Zoe, BSc, MBA (PR Director, Data General, Frontier, Greater Rochester Enterprise), son Brandon (Account Executive Data Bricks), daughter Candace (Manager ConServe)

Grandchildren: John(10), Allie(7), Quincy(4) and Miles(1)


Significant Events of My Career (Many “war” stories!)

-          RR Champlain Flight Motto, Percus Omnia Vincit – Used it in all my endeavours

-          Instrument Flying especially in IFR conditions – loved it

-          Arctic Flying - landing on the ice near the North Pole (CC130) – Operation CESAR

-          Zero ceiling, minimum visibility take-off from Lahr (CC130)

-          Engine Fire on take-off from Alert, NWT (CC130)

-          Minimum weather landing and take-off – Bardufos, Norway – Ex Avalanche Express

Worst Experience of my Career

-          Air Force Representative on the Productivity Improvement Review Board due to inherent conflicting loyalties.

Would I do it all again? Absolutely!




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