He spent five years in the Royal Canadian Navy, and upon his Honourable discharge worked for Simpsons\Sears in Security and Accounting. During this period he learned to fly in his spare time, and in 1956 was employed by Maritime Central Airways

, flying in support of the construction of the Distant Early Radar Line in the Canadian Artic, and upon its completion, on contract and mainline services in Fredericton and Moncton.

He did a one year tour as Captain with Air Guinea out of Conakry, Guinea, West Africa under contact to the U.S. Government and its aid to underdeveloped countries program. Upon his return to Canada, he joined Transport Canada as a Civil Aviatio

n Inspector in Moncton, and two years later transferred to Ottawa as an Executive Pilot where he remained for 20 years. In this capacity he flew Federal Government Cabinet Ministers, six Canadian Prime Ministers, Governors General, World Dignitari

es, Foreign Heads of State and Heads of Foreign Governments. Subsequently, he was transferred to Edmonton, Alberta as Director of Aircraft Services where he remained for 10 years until his retirement at age 65.