Ray Holmes was born on 20 August 1914 in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK. He was married to Anne Holmes. He died on 27 June 2005 in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.
Prevented a German bomber plane from directly hitting Buckingham Palace
in London on September 15, 1940. He flew his plane against the bomber,
slicing off its wing and preventing it from reaching the palace.