Fly him in a T bird by all means - but leading from the front? Do me a favour - this sounds like 'boys with their toys'. I'd rather CAS would keep his eye on the ball in town. There are one or 2 hotspots out there that need a bit of attention surely!
Did Dowding fly Spitfires or Hurricanes in combat? Did Harris fly Lancs? Yes the great sqn cdrs such as the likes of Gibson and Cheshire led from the front, but I rather think that spending time on putting CAS in the air solo could be better spent elsewhere.
In the recent past, too many AOC 11 Gps (and 11/18) were rather too keen on flying the BBMF aeroplanes rather than leading and managing an organization. I rather admired BKB's attitude that he was there to concentrate on the key issues and operational deployments, rather than some of his predecessors- some of whom amassed a disgracefully high number of hours at the expense of sqn JPs.