Remember meeting him in the Bothy at Lossie one night in the 70s. After a few beers, I made my farewell and went out to the back of the Mess and tried in vain to start my old Renault... Flat battery.
Went back to the Bothy to ask all and sundry for a hand to push start. To my surprise, he put his beer down and came straight out with a few others..
Think at the time he was boss of the Queen's Flight. My memory tells me that he was a 2* - would that be right?
He got top marks from me that night.