 Isaacson stood as the Liberal candidate for Prahran in the November 1945 Victorian state election , but was defeated by Labor 's Bill Quirk . His wartime commission was terminated on 21 February 1946 and he transferred to the RAAF Reserve . He was state commandant of the Victorian Squadron of the Air Training Corps from 1950 , and commandant of No. 21 ( City of Melbourne ) Squadron from 1961 , before retiring in 1969 with the rank of wing commander . He also served as an honorary aide @-@ de @-@ camp to Queen Elizabeth II from 1963 to 1965 . 
