XV490:-
He wasn't fond of Christmas – if the later photo in this biog is anything to go by
Great biog for a beloved father I'd say. As for the being decorated for Christmas pic, dead pan as befits an indulgent grandfather! I'm sure that the aircraft being piloted by the 'man from the ministry' has long since
been identified iaw the 2008 plea, but for my own edification I ran G-EBQP through G-INFO. It is identified as a 1924 built DH53 Hummingbird, as I'm sure many will have known (unlike me!). It is still on the UK register, though shown as having a no flight declaration for flight insurance purposes as at 2015. Another lucky survivor! Intriguingly it says that it has(d) an exemption to carrying its civil reg in 2012 in favour of RAF Serial J7326. Was it once the Base Commander's personal runabout at Hemswell I wonder?
https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/