One of the great flying boat pilots, he was probably one of very few left who had flown an Empire boat, he flew extensively with the RAAF during the war and with BOAC postwar.
I had the good fortune to meet him a little while ago and share some of the memories of the good days - and the bad - of flying boat operations.
The Poole Flying Boat Celebration tells me he may have been the last of the line of Poole-based flying boat captains.
Sad news. Blue skies my friend.
AllanK

Pic courtesy of Capt Vic Hodgkinson.

Pic courtesy Wg Cdr Derek Martin