Flew a lot with Jack Canham at Thorney on 22 including a winching demo for the Queen at a Transport(Support) Command celebration held there. One of the best people to be 'on the switch' when you were 'on the wire' - as he proved, looking after Eric Smith in the Jeanne Gougy rescue.
The really sad thing about his demise was that he was close to retirement, had settled in Farnham(?) and, when told of the Borneo posting, was sufficiently p'd off to PVR. Ah yes, said the 'caring' Ministry, PVR to take effect AFTER completing the Borneo posting - not unusual but it seemed to me that, given his record of service, something better should have resulted. Very sad for all involved.