Old Fella,
John Bewick did go to Cathay, but he went to BA before that. John and I were on a 747 F/E's course back in 1976. He became a great friend and he definitely took me under his wing as I was a very inexperienced ex BOAC ground Engineer and John was a very experienced ex RAF Flight Engineer.
We used to meet in HKG often when I went on trips there and then we lost touch.
Sadly I believe John passed away in 2004. A great bloke who inspired me in many ways.
Kind regards
Exeng