HMS Formidable & IJN Amakusa
Lt(RCAF Navy) Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC

Lieutenant Gray flew off the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable to lead an attack on Japanese shipping in Onagawa Wan (Bay) in the Island of Honshu, Japan. At Onagawa Bay, Gray and the other pilots dived to attack a number of Japanese ships but they were met by enemy fire from nearby army batteries and warships. Gray continued the attack against enemy destroyer IJN Amakusa. Despite the furious barrage and taking several hits, Gray reached the destroyer and dropped his bombs but only after his plane had caught fire. Gray scored a direct hit, sinking Amakusa, but died in his burning aircraft. This model seeks to honour and remember his sacrifice.