Ray was a great guy, did a number of photo shoots with him and his son, the late Mark. He was planning on returning to NZ later this year and had already shipped some of the aircraft back.
His loss is a sad one and a major blow to the warbird industry worldwide. He and Mark did so much for it.
He will be sorely missed and no doubt when we end up at the pearly gates some time in the future we better keep our head down, because no doubt Ray will be there in his P-40 making us wish we had
Rest in Peace Ray and say hi to Mark when you get to the other side.
Neville