Ray Holmes was born on August 20, 1914 in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK. He was married to Anne Holmes. He died on June 27, 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.
Aviator during World War II. On 15 September 1940, he prevented an
attack on Buckingham Palace by flying his plane into a German Dornier
bomber.