Wow I see a very personal connection then. Was Johnny C affected badly by the incident with Dudley? I’ll certainly try and find a copy of the squadron history, it seems a must for further research.

Hello there Everyone,

I’m currently following in Pilot Officer Dudley Trevor Jay’s footsteps, being the only person in my family I know of to be deeply involved with flying and the RAF, since P/O Jay was in the Battle of Britain. My Grandad told me once of Dudley coming to visit him in Manchester in his RAF uniform around the start of the war and really thats as far as the information on Dudley goes in my family, since my Grandad’s death a good 7 years ago now. Since being a member of the Air Training Corps and now an Officer Cadet in the University of Wales Air Squadron my interest in Dudley Jay has deepened. As such I am trying to find out any personal accounts of him, not just the official accounts. Has anyone any idea where I could get in contact with the people that fought with him and knew him in 87 Sqn? This would truly be facinating information and invaluable for my family and I. Moreover I am trying to find any pictures of him to put a face to the name everyone in my family spoke so highly of.

Thank you so much for your time.

Officer Cadet Paul Jay

University of Wales Air Squadron RAFVR(UAS)