Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Wing Commander F D Hughes, Commanding Officer of No. 604 Squadron RAF standing in front of a De Havilland Mosquito NF Mark XIII at Predannack, Cornwall. Hughes was posted to No. 264 Squadron RAF in 1940 and by April 1942 had shot down 6 enemy aircraft, 3 of them at night, while teamed up with his gunner, Segreant F Gash. In 1942, he served with No. 125 Squadron RAF in the United Kingdom, followed by No. 600 Squadron in North Africa and Italy in 1943, before being posted to the staff at HQ Fighter Command. After another staff appointment with No. 85 G
Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Wing Commander F D Hughes, Commanding Officer of No. 604 Squadron RAF standing in front of a De Havilland Mosquito NF Mark XIII at Predannack, Cornwall. Hughes was posted to No. 264 Squadron RAF in 1940 and by April 1942 had shot down 6 enemy aircraft, 3 of them at night, while teamed up with his gunner, Segreant F Gash. In 1942, he served with No. 125 Squadron RAF in the United Kingdom, followed by No. 600 Squadron in North Africa and Italy in 1943, before being posted to the staff at HQ Fighter Command. After another staff appointment with No. 85 Group, 2nd Tactical Air Force, he took command of 604 Squadron in July 1944, and shot down his last victim on 13 January 1945 to bring his score to victories.
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