Colin Falkland Gray, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Colin Falkland Gray

British flying ace

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1914

Place of Birth: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1995

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Group Captain Colin Falkland Gray, (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 after two previous attempts failed on medical grounds.
He flew with No.
54 Squadron during the Battles of France and Britain, and had shot down 14 aircraft and had a half share in another by September 1940.
He later added another 13 kills while leading fighter squadrons and wings in the North African and Italian Campaigns, and finished the war with a confirmed 27½ kills.
After the war he held a number of staff and command positions in the RAF before his eventual retirement in 1961.
He returned to New Zealand to work for Unilever.
He died in 1995 at the age of 80.