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A Spitfire Pilot's Story

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Pat Hughes is today perhaps the greatest unsung hero of the Battle of Britain. Ranked sixth in the 'ace of aces' of the aerial campaign of summer 1940, he shot down at least fourteen. Paperback

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Pat Hughes: Battle of Britain Top Gun

By Dennis Newton

Pat Hughes is today perhaps the greatest unsung hero of the Battle of Britain. Ranked sixth in the 'ace of aces' of the aerial campaign of summer 1940, he shot down at least fourteen enemy aircraft, mostly the Spitfire's closely matched rival the Messerschmitt Me 109. As a flight commander in 234 Squadron he advocated bold, close-in tactics and during July 1940 scored the squadron's first victories of the epic battle for air supremacy.

The burden of command fell on his shoulders before the squadron transferred to the heart of the Battle in the south-east of England, where he endured the heaviest and most sustained period of fighting of the Battle of Britain. Revered by his fellow pilots, Hughes began a shooting spree on 15 August that only ended when he was killed during the first huge daylight attack on London on 7 September. In his last three days alone he contributed at least six kills.

His death in mysterious circumstances left Kathleen, his bride of just six weeks, a war widow. This volume is illustrated with over forty photographs, including many from his family that have never before been published.

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A Spitfire Pilot's Story by Dennis Newton

I must mention that Patterson Hughes was my mother's Second Cousin.
Dennis Newton the author, describes Patterson Hughes life very well.
I was impressed to find he included a section on the Hughes Family Tree in Australian which began with a gentleman called John Nichols who arrived into to Australia as a convict in the first fleet. He arrived on a vessel named the Scarbourgh which was the second vessel in the fleet to unload people and cargo in Sydney Harbour. In comparing Dennis's writing to other family history i have read , my comment is that he has compiled a worthy book. I have Given copies to my grandchildren so that they have a good record of the family past. The thing that personally struck me were the photos When Patterson Hughes started flying (22years old) till the day he lost his life he aged very quickly in two to three years, due to the the stress these pilots were flying under (looking at photos of him before he lost life I feel he aged about 10-15 years with in 2-3 years) . In hind sight i recommend this work as part of the real story of defending in the early years during the Battle of Britain.

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A Spitfire Pilot's Story

£2.99 GBP £16.99

Pat Hughes: Battle of Britain Top Gun

By Dennis Newton

Pat Hughes is today perhaps the greatest unsung hero of the Battle of Britain. Ranked sixth in the 'ace of aces' of the aerial campaign of summer 1940, he shot down at least fourteen enemy aircraft, mostly the Spitfire's closely matched rival the Messerschmitt Me 109. As a flight commander in 234 Squadron he advocated bold, close-in tactics and during July 1940 scored the squadron's first victories of the epic battle for air supremacy.

The burden of command fell on his shoulders before the squadron transferred to the heart of the Battle in the south-east of England, where he endured the heaviest and most sustained period of fighting of the Battle of Britain. Revered by his fellow pilots, Hughes began a shooting spree on 15 August that only ended when he was killed during the first huge daylight attack on London on 7 September. In his last three days alone he contributed at least six kills.

His death in mysterious circumstances left Kathleen, his bride of just six weeks, a war widow. This volume is illustrated with over forty photographs, including many from his family that have never before been published.

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