Ex-TAA/AA Ted Rudge at Essendon I suspect you are thinking of although he operated Doves.
Had a problem one evening (Dec 1993) in DHD and the bird ended up parked against a wall in a front yard down towards North Essendon. None hurt and we all breathed a sigh of relief ...
Nice bloke and still out and about I gather, although I've not spoken with him for quite some time.