[3] It is there that he is chiefly remembered for his excellent administrative abilities, almost overnight revolutionizing how Transport Command ran, more like a professional airline than the previous hodge podge of assignments.
One of his great talents was finding good people; and he frequently praised them in his memoirs.
[4] As an example, he secured the awarding of the Order of the British Empire for Leslie Collins, one of his squadron leaders.
He also wrote a biography of his wife titled My lady of courage : the story of Lillian Jane "Lin" Leigh.
[6] Lewie is featured on the commemorative twenty dollar Canadian coin issued in the "History of Aviation" series in 1993.