I was going to suggest that he would have blown away the "I remember when ~ pull up a snadbag"' thread with nothing more than a word or two, but ".. he was a very reserved, almost shy man who shunned publicity and was reticent to speak of his achievements. His family knew little of his wartime exploits." I'm ashamed to admit that I hadn't heard of Group Captain Tait, but after reading that, what on earth is there left to say?
'Thank you' seems inadequate.