Sorry to hear about Ted's demise. I knew him very well in the RN, 707 Squadron. In fact I stayed with him and his family after I left the RN to sell him my car before setting out for Oz. He was involved in a very tragic mid air Wessex Mk1 accident on approach to Nanga Gaat in Borneo where he was the only survivor out of the 10 on board. He was wearing his crewman's harness and not his seat belt when the 2 Wessex hit. The G forces of the rotation flung him out of the main door and as he felt himself blacking out, undid his harness and dropped into the river. In the process he lost 2 fingers, his hair dropped out but grew back and later he lost his voice and virtually had to learn to talk again. The loss of his fingers never hindered him in his crewman's role and he always maintained his sense of humour.
My condolences to his family.