Anna,
I know its not directly associated with your Op CORPORATE/SHAR enquiry, however the 4th Ark's Final Commission Book can be found online at:
HMS Ark Royal index page
Your dad is listed on the Ark 892 NAS photo which you have probably got already, but the commission diary should be interesting. My last encounter with him on board Ark (I flew on another Squadron) was possibly during a night low level mass disorganised formation carpet bombing sortie.....commonly known as mess rugby !!! the real reason we wear squadron cummerbunds; to ID your team mates.
also some 892 snaps here:
Phantom F4K, Fleet Air Arm. Royal Navy. - 892 Squadron Photographs > 892 Squadron Photographs
Doesn't this thread prove how the bond of military aviation creates an extended family; it's not just nostalgia.
E-J was 'family'. Anna that makes you and your kids family too.
pp