Hi John,
Well the good news is that yes, Eric does remember your father. He thought he was a New Zealander (sorry about that), and seemed to think he came back to England not long after the war for a squadron reunion in London, although he is not sure about that.
Not much I'm afraid, but the name rang a bell with Eric immediately, which is pretty good considering they were not on the same crew and it was 65 years ago!
Regards
Steve