I am proud to say that I did know Ray and knew him well. For many years he worked as a Newspaper Reporter at the Crown Court, Liverpool and it was only by chance that I found out about his experiences in the RAF. Ray never mentioned them.
With a colleague, I had the privilege of flying Ray to RAF Benson in 1995. The Station Commander had extended an invitation to Ray to celebrate 50 years since his last flight from Benson as a Spitfire PRU pilot.
Ray wrote a book about his experiences called "Sky Spy." It is a wonderful read being very much understated fact.
Ray's death sees the passing of a perfect Gentleman.