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SCHELLINCK Anton Albert (Doc) (Lt. Cmdr, retired) died on Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 in Fort Erie, Ontario, after a brief illness. Born in 1925 in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, he was a son of the late Henri and Lucy (Vandermoor) Schellinck. Doc was an extraordinary pilot. He managed to enlist in the RCAF and graduate as a pilot officer by age 17. He then served in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Army in England. He then continued his career in the RCN. As an exchange pilot in the USN, he flew in elite squadrons, piloting the most advanced jet aircraft in the world at that time. He served aboard all three Canadian aircraft carriers: the Warrior, the Magnificent and the Bonaventure. A navy pilot to the end, he flew the last plane off the Magnificent. As one of the original pilots in the young Canadian naval air arm, he was frequently put in the role of test pilot. He piloted 27 types of aircraft including Seafires, Cougars, Seafuries, Vampires, Hellcats, Fireflies, the Bell 47G and the Consolidated PBY 5A converted for water bombing. He launched the first Banshee initial deck trials on the Bonaventure and was the first pilot to survive a carrier overshoot and ditching of a Seafury. He was squadron leader of the first Trackers to fly across the Atlantic. In, 1963-1965, he was the commanding officer of VU33 in Pat Bay, Vancouver Island. Following his retirement from the Canadian Armed Forces in 1972, he served as Director of Economics for the Nova Scotia Medical Society from 1973- 1989 and Executive Director from 1989- 1990. Doc was predeceased by his first wife, Genevieve (McDonnell) in 1976, a brother, Edward and a sister, Henriette in infancy. He is survived by his wife Lorraine (Pickrem), two sons: Tony (Heather MacIntosh), Halifax; David (Janice Walton), Vancouver; a daughter, Karen (David Hills), Bermuda; two stepsons, Rick Parker (Darlene), Toronto; Frank Parker, (Deb) Bedford, Nova Scotia; three grandchildren, Jennifer Schellinck, Ottawa, Trevor Schellinck, Halifax, and Rebecca Kilcup, Halifax; three sisters, Elodie Robinson, Victoria; Yvonne Baker, Regina; Mary Moreau, Victoria; a brother, Henry, Courtney, British Columbia. A man who made friends easily, he will be remembered by many from all facets of his life across Canada and the United States. Donations in memory of Doc may be made to the Salvation Army or a charity of your choice. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 8th at 11 a.m. at THE FORT ERIE CHAPEL of the DAVIDSON FUNERAL HOMES 21 Wintemute St. Online condolences and guest register available at www.davidsonfuneralhomes.com 10926610