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- Paterson Clarence Hughes, DFC (19 September 1917 – 7 September 1940) was an Australian fighter ace of World War II. Serving with the Royal Air Force (RAF), he was credited with as many as seventeen aerial victories during the Battle of Britain, before being killed in action on 7 September 1940. His tally made him the highest-scoring Australian of the battle, and among the three highest-scoring Australians of the war. Born in Cooma, New South Wales, Hughes joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a cadet in 1936. After graduating as a pilot, he chose to take a commission with the RAF. In July 1937, he was assigned to No. 64 Squadron, which operated Hawker Demon and, later, Bristol Blenheim fighters. Posted to No. 234 Squadron following the outbreak of World War II, Hughes began flying Supermarine Spitfires as a flight commander. He shared in his unit's first aerial victory on 8 July 1940, and began scoring heavily against the Luftwaffe the following month. Known for his practice of attacking his targets at extremely close range, Hughes is generally thought to have died after his Spitfire was struck by flying debris from a German bomber that he had just shot down. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, and was buried in England. (en)
- Paterson Clarence "Pat" Hughes, DFC (19 septembre 1917 – 7 septembre 1940) était un as de l'aviation australien pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Servant la Royal Air Force (RAF), il fut crédité de 17 victoires aériennes pendant la bataille d'Angleterre, avant d'être tué en action le 7 septembre 1940. Son nombre de victoires en fit l'australien avec le plus de victoires pendant la bataille d'Angleterre ainsi que le troisième Australien avec le plus de victoires de la guerre. Né à Cooma en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, Hughes rejoint la Force aérienne royale australienne en tant que cadet en 1936. Après sa formation, il décide de rejoindre la RAF. En juillet 1937, il est assigné à l’escadron no. 64, armé de Hawker Demon, et plus tard de Bristol Blenheim. Affecté à l'escadron no. 234 au début de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, Hughes commence à piloter un Supermarine Spitfire en tant que commandant de vol. Il partage sa première victoire aérienne le 8 juillet 1940 et commence à obtenir plusieurs victoires contre la Luftwaffe le mois suivant. Connu pour son habitude d'attaquer ses cibles à très faible distance, on pense que Hughes est décédé après que son Spitfire a été touché par des débris d'un bombardier allemand qu'il venait d'abattre. La Distinguished Flying Cross lui est remise à titre posthume. (fr)
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- Australia (en)
- United Kingdom (en)
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- Portrait of man in dark military uniform with pilot's wings (en)
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- World War II
* European air campaign
** Battle of Britain (en)
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- Cooma, New South Wales, Australia (en)
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- Sundridge, Kent, England (en)
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- Paterson Clarence Hughes (en)
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- Everyone talks about the wrong people ... the self-publicists. Now who has ever heard of Pat Hughes? He saved our squadron, and he shot down a lot more than others I could name. But he died you see. That was a blow. (en)
- No-one had more air sense than Pat ... his only problem was that he got too close but that was his way. (en)
- There's no use muttering about things... to my mind the chances of living through this are about equal anyhow, and that's all one can ask after all... (en)
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- —Hughes to his brother shortly after the outbreak of World War II (en)
- —Bob Doe, quoted in 2000 (en)
- —Joe Roddis, Hughes' fitter (en)
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- Paterson Clarence "Pat" Hughes, DFC (19 septembre 1917 – 7 septembre 1940) était un as de l'aviation australien pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Servant la Royal Air Force (RAF), il fut crédité de 17 victoires aériennes pendant la bataille d'Angleterre, avant d'être tué en action le 7 septembre 1940. Son nombre de victoires en fit l'australien avec le plus de victoires pendant la bataille d'Angleterre ainsi que le troisième Australien avec le plus de victoires de la guerre. (fr)
- Paterson Clarence Hughes, DFC (19 September 1917 – 7 September 1940) was an Australian fighter ace of World War II. Serving with the Royal Air Force (RAF), he was credited with as many as seventeen aerial victories during the Battle of Britain, before being killed in action on 7 September 1940. His tally made him the highest-scoring Australian of the battle, and among the three highest-scoring Australians of the war. (en)
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