I had the honour of taking wine over a long lunch with him early last year and he was truly magnificent company to spend time with. Not a man to mince words and I learned so much from him.
After my unscheduled arrival on terra firma last Autumn he was most supportive in telephone calls to me stating I had a long way to go to catch up with his unpremeditated arrivals, during the war, and to 'get back in the saddle' as quickly as possible.
The troops at Duxford, in particular, will miss him greatly.
What a pleasure, and huge privilege, to have known this truly great English gentleman.
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