A section airframe+green paint of spitfire X4009 pilot Aussie ace Pat HughesDFC

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This is a large section of airframe with green paint remains from raf spitfire.This section of airframe still has a lot of its original green paint the section has been cleaned but would clean up more with some effort and is a nice peace of battle of Britain history it is perfect for display or any collection.This part came from raf spitfire X4009 which was being flown by Australian fighter pilot ace Pat Hughes DFC who was shot down on 19/9/40 during the Battle of Britain 1940. This part came from a large private collection in London and is a cracking relic from the Battle of Britain.If you have any questions please ask.I POST ALL MY ITEMS WORLDWIDE. Paterson Clarence (Pat) Hughes DFC (19 September 1917 – 7 September 1940) was an Australian fighter pilot who distinguished himself and was killed in action during the Battle of Britain . Hughes was initially a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) officer, who transferred to the British Royal Air Force prior to World War II . The top-scoring Australian flying ace of the Battle of Britain and one of 24 Australians who lost their lives during the battle, [1] Hughes has been described as the "real driving force behind No. 234 Squadron RAF Biography Hughes was the son of Caroline Hughes (née Vennel) and Paterson Clarence Hughes (senior), a school teacher . Pat was the youngest child of a family of five boys and seven girls, born in Cooma , New South Wales , on 19 September 1917. Hughes was educated at Cooma Public School , and after the family moved to the Haberfield suburb of Sydney when he was 12 he attended the Petersham Boys’ School , and then Fort Street High School until aged 17. RAAF Hughes wanted a career in the military, and applied for both the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force . While undergoing the application process and awaiting the outcomes, Hughes worked at Saunders' Jewellers in Sydney. He was accepted by both services, and joined the RAAF as a cadet in August 1936. Hughes trained at RAAF Point Cook , near Melbourne . An accomplished photographer , he took many photographs of base life during this period. Hughes was trained to fly in de Havilland Gipsy Moths , Avro Cadets , and then onto Westland Wapitis , Hawker Demons as well as with Supermarine Seagull V .[3] After graduation, he applied and was selected with a number of others to transfer to the Royal Air Force under the Short Service Commission scheme, sailing for England on 9 January 1937. RAF A proud Australian, Hughes continued to wear the darker blue uniform of the RAAF, albeit with RAF insignia. After two years training as a fighter pilot he was a member of No. 64 Squadron RAF at RAF Church Fenton when World War II began in September 1939. On 6 November, Hughes was promoted to acting Flight Lieutenant within the newly formed No. 234 Squadron at RAF Leconfield alongside Bob Doe . 234 Sqn had originally been equipped on formation with Fairey Battles , Bristol Blenheims and Gloster Gauntlets , but retrained in March 1940 with Supermarine Spitfires . In the local town of Beverley in February 1940 Hughes met his future wife Kathleen Agnes (Kay) Brodrick of Kingston upon Hull in the Beverley Arms Hotel. After helping to set up No.247 Squadron at Roborough , Plymouth he rejoined 234 Sqn when it was transferred to RAF St Eval in Cornwall in June 1940,and on 1 August Hughes married Kay Brodrick in the local register office . Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain began in July 1940, and Hughes was credited with the first confirmed kill for the squadron with the shooting down of a Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88 near Lands End on 8 July, and a kill shared with another pilot on 28 July. The duties of 234 Sqn included air defence duties over RAF Mount Batten , near Plymouth , the home of an Australian flying boat unit, No. 10 Squadron RAAF , which flew long distance maritime patrol missions. As a result, in August 234 Sqn transferred to RAF Middle Wallop in Ham... read more

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