Bray, Reginald Shore

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-07-26

Birth Date: 1919

Born:

Son of Louis James Bray and of Constance Maud Vernon Bray (nee Shore), of Alexander, Manitoba, Canada.

Home: Alexander, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

11 AFU- Advanced Flying Unit (RAF)

Base

RAF Wrexham

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

J/21420

Home
Google MapAlexander, Manitoba
First Burial
Google MapBlacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, Uk
11 Advanced Flying Unit. Flying Officer Bray was killed in Oxford aircraft HM 748 when it was in mid-air collision with another Oxford at Huxley, Cheshire, England.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Oxford HM748

Flying Officer Bray, Reginald Shore (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-July-26
Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, UK

Airspeed Oxford

(Bob Brown Photo)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Airspeed A.S. 10 Oxford Mk. II, RCAF (Serial No. AS277), 25, in flight over Saskatchewan, 1942.
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The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine monoplane aircraft developed and manufactured by Airspeed. It saw widespread use for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery roles throughout the Second World War.

The Oxford was developed by Airspeed during the 1930s in response to a requirement for a capable trainer aircraft that conformed with Specification T.23/36, which had been issued by the British Air Ministry. Its basic design is derived from the company's earlier AS.6 Envoy, a commercial passenger aircraft. Performing its maiden flight on 19 June 1937, it was quickly put into production as part of a rapid expansion of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in anticipation of a large-scale conflict.

As a consequence of the outbreak of war, many thousands of Oxfords were ordered by Britain and its allies, including Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, Poland, and the United States. Following the end of the conflict, the Oxford continued to achieve export sales for some time, equipping the newly formed air forces of Egypt, India, Israel, and Yugoslavia. It was considered to be a capable trainer aircraft throughout the conflict, as well as being used a general-purpose type. A large number of Oxfords have been preserved on static display.Wikipedia

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