Ray James Kerry was born in 1921 in the UK. He studied at Nottingham University and was a founder member of Nottingham University Air Squadron in 1939. In 1942 he joined Course 5 at the newly formed No 5 British Flying Training School at Riddle Field, Florida and graduated on 17th June 1942.



After the war he became a Consultant Psychologist and worked at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield. He was a member of the 5BFTS Association until 2013 and had a lifelong interest in the RAF. He died on 9th August 2015.