For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
In memory of those who have Crossed the
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Leonard
Thomas (Larry) Zbitnew
LCdr,
O-80625, R.C.N / C.A.F.
Born:
11 Jul 1933, Canora,
Saskatchewan
Died: 05
Mar 2015, Barrie, Ontario
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ZBITNEW, Leonard Thomas
(Larry) - passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at the Royal Victoria
Hospital, Barrie, ON. Beloved husband of Pauline Zbitnew and the late
Sheila Zbitnew. Dear father of Anne Zbitnew and Lisa Zbitnew and
grandfather of Gillian Berry, Hannah Zbitnew, Autumn Semkin, Calleigh
Semkin, Kate McConville and Jake McConville. Also survived by
son-in-law Dave Clark, sisters and their husbands Vivian and John
Posniack, the late Dolores Zbitnew, the late Sharon and Al Hagan and
Rand and Paulette Teed. Larry Zbitnew was a pilot in the Royal
Canadian Navy, flying various aircraft from the aircraft carriers HMS
ILLUSTRIOUS, HMCS MAGNIFICENT and HMCS BONAVENTURE. He was trained as
a test pilot and flew on a number of experimental projects, one of
which was the development of the Helicopter Recovery System, allowing
the operation of large helicopters from destroyer-class ships. For
this project he was presented with the Order of Military Merit by the
Governor General of Canada on behalf of the Queen. After retiring from
military service, he joined INDAL Technologies in Mississauga and
served as director of programs. His last position with the company was
as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. Upon return to
Canada, he retired and spent much of his time on the golf course until
he departed from this world. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St.
Paul the Apostle Church, 190 King St. S., Alliston, ON, at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Interment St. Paul's Cemetery. As an
expression of sympathy, if desired, donations made to the Alzheimer
Society would be appreciated.
Ships
served in:
HMCS ONTARIO
HMS
ILLUSTRIOUS
HMCS MAGNIFICENT
HMCS LABRADOR
HMCS
BONAVENTURE
The
photos and documents below are from the collection of LCdr Larry Zbitnew.
With the help of Mr. Dennis Cardy, Anne Zbitnew (LCdr Zbitnew's daughter),
donated the collection to the Shearwater Aviation Museum for cataloging and
preservation. They gratuitously provided scans of the collection for
sharing her on For Posterity's Sake. My thanks to Anne Zbitnew, Dennis
Cardy and the Shearwater Aviation Museum. The
photo file numbers are listed below the photos scanned by the Shearwater
Aviation Museum.
(LZ01-LZ04)
Memorial photos for LCdr Larry Zbitnew
(LZ05)
Service summary for LCdr Zbitnew
(LZ06-LZ07)
Pilot's
Log Books for LCdr Larry Zbitnew, RCN
(LZ08) Cartoon of a Sea King
lifting a destroyer by the "Bear Trap"
(LZ09) SLt L. Zbitnew's Flight Qual Cert for the Firefly
ST6
(LZ10) Firefly aircraft
(LZ11)
Larry Zbitnew climbing in to a Firefly
(LZ12)
A/Slt Larry Zbitnew on the flight deck of
HMCS MAGNIFICENT, Jun 1955
(LZ13) Flight deck of HMCS MAGNIFICENT
(LZ14) HMCS MAGNIFICENT
(LZ15)
Sikorski Helo RCN 221 landing on HMCS MAGNIFICENT

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