Gilbert Gray: Bomber Command like 'signing my life away'

At the age of 18, Gilbert left Fife and got on a London-bound train with fellow recruits.

This was the start of a journey which would see him become a flight engineer ending up on board Lancaster bombers fighting the Germans. Gilbert flew 34 missions including a crucial one on D-Day.

Gilbert Gray died in November 2023.

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