Colin Falkland Gray
Group Captain Colin Falkland Gray, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (9 November 1914 – 1 August 1995) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and the top New Zealand fighter ace of the Second World War. Born in Christchurch, Gray was accepted into the RAF in 1939 on a short service commission, after two previous attempts failed on medical grounds. He flew with No. 54 Squadron during the Battle of France. His twin brother, who had also joined the RAF and was a bomber pilot, was killed in a flying accident at this time. He flew extensively for the majority of the Battle of Britain and by September 1940, he had shot down 14 enemy aircraft and had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). He fulfilled a training role for the next few months before returning to offensive operations in early 1941.
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Colin Falkland Gray
Group Captain Colin Falkland Gray, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (9 November 1914 – 1 August 1995) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and the top New Zealand fighter ace of the Second World War. Born in Christchurch, Gray was accepted into the RAF in 1939 on a short service commission, after two previous attempts failed on medical grounds. He flew with No. 54 Squadron during the Battle of France. His twin brother, who had also joined the RAF and was a bomber pilot, was killed in a flying accident at this time. He flew extensively for the majority of the Battle of Britain and by September 1940, he had shot down 14 enemy aircraft and had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). He fulfilled a training role for the next few months before returning to offensive operations in early 1941.
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Colin Falkland Gray (ur. 9 lis ...... ski okresu II wojny światowej.
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Group Captain Colin Falkland G ...... died in 1995 at the age of 80.
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Колин Фолкленд Грей (англ. Col ...... оролевских ВВС Великобритании.
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コリン・フォークランド・グレイ(Colin Falkland ...... nguished Flying Cross)を受章している。
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Lympne Wing(1944)
No. 322 Wing(1943)
No. 616 Squadron(1941–42)
No. 64 Squadron(1942)
No. 81 Squadron(1943)
RAF Church Fenton(1954–56)
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1914-11-09
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Gray, pictured during his time in command of No. 81 Squadron
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1995-08-01
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Waikanae, New Zealand
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Personnel Director at Unilever
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Colin Falkland Gray (ur. 9 lis ...... ski okresu II wojny światowej.
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Colin Falkland Gray è stato un ...... l secondo conflitto mondiale..
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Colin Falkland Gray, né le 9 n ...... e
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Group Captain Colin Falkland G ...... sive operations in early 1941.
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Колин Фолкленд Грей (англ. Col ...... оролевских ВВС Великобритании.
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Колін Фолкленд Грей (англ. Col ...... івських ВПС Великої Британії .
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コリン・フォークランド・グレイ(Colin Falkland ...... nguished Flying Cross)を受章している。
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