In the early 50s, Chris lived over our back fence in Harbord, Sydney. Had a few sons. And 2 Mustangs, which he bought for 50 quid each.
He would tour the country airshows and put on flour-bombing demos, though the one I saw in Inverell demonstrated that the stammer may have transferred to his bomb release button - he was way past the mark.
DCA made Xray crack tests compulsory on the birds, so Chris had to sell one of the Mustangs to pay for the tests on the other, and then later he had to sell the other to pay for the divorce!
My first ever commercial flight was with Eenie Weenie Airlines, with Chris as FO in a DC3 to Kevin Crowe, whose son later was C+T captain with EWA. Interesting ride, standing between the pilot seats and listening to the local radio station on Chris's headset!
Lots of legends about this man, including the orbit of the harbour bridge. What a classic.