After the war Henshaw became a director of Miles Aircraft in South Africa , a job which entailed visiting potential customers in the region and making demonstration flights . But the company folded and he returned to England in 1948 . Although still only in his mid-30s , he never again flew as pilot in command of an aircraft . Instead he took charge of his family 's farming and holiday business interests in Lincolnshire . He was awarded the Queen 's Commendation for Brave Conduct for his rescue work in the 1953 floods
1953 floods
North Sea flood of 1953
Alex Henshaw