On this day 68 years ago, August 9, 1945, Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray of the Royal Canadian Navy flew a Corsair off the HMS Formidable and attacked a Japanese destroyer. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, an honour which no other Canadian has been awarded since.
If you would like to read more about the history behind Hampton Gray, follow this link:
http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/34/language/en-CA/The-Last-Canadian-VC--Robert-Hampton-Gray.aspx
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