In 1973, when I joined Uncle Sid, as HSA was fondly called, I was posted to the Flight Shed for a period of training before starting my proper job. John Cuningham presided over that shed which, in the summer, included the Cirrus Moth and Mosquito.
I will not forget my one and only flight with him, a production test flight in a Chinese Trident 2, one afternoon over the North Sea when I was given a very very minor task in order to get on board.
He was a true gentle man and took time to talk to a new lad in the industry and to foster enthusiasm.
I was warned not to have a beer with lunch that day since he sniffed the breath of anyone he did not know and/or trust! I also remember something about old pilots and bold pilots and cannot help but make the link.
Good bye and thanks JC.