1954 he became a civil servant as an officer with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in Guildford. Maintaining his interest in motoring, Shipwright became a member of the Civil Service Motoring Association, and of the Brooklands Society; he was also a member of the Company of Veteran Motorists and the Order of Knights of the Road. His aviation interests were pursued through membership of the De Havilland Moth Club and of Fairoaks Flight Centre. Despite being in his 80s Shipwright obtained a flight certificate from Europa Airships Operations in 1982. He also became interested in Unidentified flying objects, becoming a member of the British UFO Research Association and chairman of the North East Surrey Group of the Contact UFO Research Investigation Association. He was additionally a member of the British Society for the Turin Shroud. Shipwright also became interested in Scottish culture and was a member of the Sir Harry Lauder Society of Portobello from 1979, and also of the Edinburgh International Festival Society and Guild. His entry in Who's Who notes that he was a voluntary driver for Surrey County Council Hospitals Car and Ambulance Service and a Governor of the Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables; it records that he was made a Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. References External links Pathé News report (1932) 1898 births 1984 deaths Military personnel from London British Army personnel of World War I Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment soldiers Alumni of University College, Oxford British civil servants British film producers Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Penryn and Falmouth Royal Air Force officers Royal Air Force personnel of World War I Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry officers Royal Devon Yeomanry officers Royal Flying Corps officers UK MPs 1922–1923 Members of the Middle Temple 20th-century British businesspeople