Sad news indeed.
I never had the pleasure of meeting either Ray or Mark, but I did have a great deal pleasure watching their displays.
I think the first time I saw Ray display MH434 was when it was being auctioned by its previous owner. A few days before the auction Ray displayed it at Booker. At the time I was working in High Wycombe, and as our labs were just north of the airfield, I was trreated to a wonderful display .
Oddly I was showing the (in)famous video clip of Ray doing a low pass in the Spitfire just over the top of Alain deCadenet's head to some people at the flying club this morning.
The airshow circuit will be diminished by his passing
Brooklands