Thank you for all the information and I'm glad that the topic was of interest. The gentleman in question was Ron Prizeman and his funeral was today. Here is one paragraph from a tribute that one of his sons read, that may amuse:
You can imagine his pride and excitement when, in the 1980s during a family trip to an airfield, one of the few Jackeroos unexpectedly landed. "I want to shake that pilot's hand" Dad said. You can imagine his dismay when the pilot managed to taxi it into a gatepost, smashing the wing. "Do you still want to shake his hand?" I asked mischievously. "I want to punch his nose" was the reply.