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Trevor Gray

Name : Trevor Gray Died : 21st January 2012

Trevor Gray joined the RAFVR in 1939 and was called for service on the outbreak of war. As he was only partially trained, he completed his flying training and after being awarded his wings was posted to 7 OTU at Hawarden After training Trevor Gray was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in August 1940. Converted onto Spitfires, and with the Battle of Britain at its Climax, he was urgently posted to join 64 Squadron at Leconfield, arriving on 16th September 1940. The Squadron had re-equipped from Blenheims to Spitfires earlier that year as it fought in the great air battles over Dunkirk, before seeing hectic action in the Battle of Britain. he damaged a Bf 110 in December 1940. He left the Squadron on April 3 1941 having completed his tour and was posted to 58 OTU at Grangemouth as an instructor from there he was posted to Castletown, the most northerly station on the mainland, to join 124 Squadron which was then being formed. Trevor Gray was then given a post as a research engineer officer at RAE Farnborough and finally left the RAF in 1946 as a flight Lieutenant

Artwork signed by this Pilot or Aircrew

Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor.

High Summer by Anthony Saunders.

Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. (AP)

Valiant Response by Robert Taylor. (AP)

Coastal Patrol by Richard Taylor.

Bitter Engagement by Robert Taylor. (AP)

Spitfire! by David Pentland. (P)

Doe's Griffin by David Pentland. (P)

Portrait of Pilot Officer Trevor Gray, 64 Sqn by David Pritchard

Portrait of Pilot Officer Trevor Gray, 64 Sqn (2nd Ver.) by David Pritchard

Churchills Few by David Pritchard

Aircraft for : Trevor Gray
A list of all aircraft associated with Trevor Gray. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Spitfire Click the name above to see prints featuring Spitfire aircraft. Manufacturer : Supermarine Production Began : 1936 Retired : 1948 Number Built : 20351	Spitfire Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.

Squadrons for : Trevor Gray
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Trevor Gray. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.124 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st February 1918 Fate : Disbanded 1st April 1946 Baroda Danger is our opportunity Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.124 Sqn RAF	No.124 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.64 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st August 1916 Fate : Disbanded 16th June 1967 Tenax proposite - Firmness of purpose Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.64 Sqn RAF	No.64 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from November 1944.

Last edited : 16:12, June 22, 2017
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