Webster, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Maynard

Service Highlights

  • Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
  • Began his career as a pilot in 1943.
  • Served as a Chief Instructor in Trenton, Ontario.
  • Served as Flight Commander with 440 Squadron in Bagotville, Quebec.
  • Served in Ottawa as a Crash Investigator.
  • Posted to the Combat Operations Center at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs as a Combat Controller.
  • Nearing retirement, served at CFB Downsview, Toronto as Deputy Base Commander.
  • Held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
  • Awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration (C.D.).
  • Husband of Margaret Webster.
  • Passed away August 17, 2014 in St. Marys, Ontario, in his 94th year.
  • Commemorated through the St. Marys Legion Veterans Banner Program.

A Life and Service Remembered

Thomas Maynard Webster devoted much of his life to service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. His career began in 1943, during the Second World War, and grew into a long military career that included flying, instruction, investigation, command, and operational control.

As a pilot and Chief Instructor in Trenton, Webster helped train others for service in the air. Later postings took him across Canada and beyond, including service as Flight Commander with 440 Squadron in Bagotville, Quebec, and as a Combat Controller at Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs.

His career reflected both technical skill and leadership. From flight instruction to crash investigation, and later to senior responsibility as Deputy Base Commander at CFB Downsview, Webster served through a changing era in Canadian military aviation.

At this time, his full service records are not publicly available, so the exact details of his service movements have not yet been confirmed.

Thomas Webster passed away peacefully in St. Marys on August 17, 2014. He is remembered as a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and veteran whose service spanned decades.

Major Battles and Operations

  • Royal Canadian Air Force service beginning in 1943
  • Second World War era air force service
  • Flight instruction at Trenton, Ontario
  • Service with 440 Squadron at Bagotville, Quebec
  • Combat operations work at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs
  • Deputy Base Commander service at CFB Downsview

Learn More

Thomas Webster obituary
https://obituaries.thestar.com/obituary/thomas-webster-1088189152