Thomas Gray (VC)
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Thomas Gray, VC was a British airman and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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A Fairey Battle light bomber of No. 12 Squadron on the airfield at Amifontaine
Gray's grave at Heverlee War Cemetery
Amifontaine
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Amifontaine is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Thomas Gray (VC)
…activities were largely curtailed over the winter months but in March 1940 it started making reconnaissance flights into Germany from its new airfield at Amifontaine. On 10 May 1940, the Germans invaded Belgium and the squadron flew its first bombing sortie the same day. Amifontaine was bombed the next day, preventing…
Town hall
The Post Office
Saint-Rémi Church