Postwar Civil Aviation
He returned to farming but continued his links with civil aviation. He bought an Auster Taylorcraft Plus D light aircraft and flew it in the 1950 Daily Express Challenge Air Trophy at the age of 59, being the oldest of the 76 competitors. He continued to fly regularly and died peacefully in his sleep in 1966, aged 75.
In recognition of the high esteem in which he was held in the RAF and his important contribution to military aviation, the Squadron Briefing Room in the new No 23 Squadron Headquarters building, which was officially opened by the AOC in C Strike Command on 2 April 1997, has been named "The Strange Room".
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