▁down , ▁just ▁grasp ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁control ▁rod . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁head ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁co ck pit , ▁his ▁other ▁hand ▁on ▁the ▁magnet o ▁switch ▁for ▁engine ▁control ▁and ▁the ▁occas ional ▁glance ▁outside , ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁land ▁the ▁aircraft ▁without ▁much ▁damage . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁formed ▁the ▁A ircraft ▁Survey ▁Co . ▁and ▁the ▁Indian ▁Air ▁Survey ▁and ▁Transport ▁Co . ▁with ▁Ron ald ▁K emp . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁A ircraft ▁Survey ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁was ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁concern . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁fle w ▁widely ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁far ▁east ; ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 2 5 – 1 9 3 8 ▁abroad . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁an ▁O BE ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Acc ident ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Ray n ham ▁married ▁Marg ery ▁" D od ie " ▁Mc Ph erson ▁in ▁W oking . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁ ▁Death ▁Ray n ham ▁died ▁suddenly ▁from ▁a ▁stroke ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁whilst ▁on ▁a ▁six - year ▁car avan ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁USA ▁with ▁his ▁wife . ▁