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WW2 Battle of Britain Pilot Desmond Hughes 125 sqn signed RAF Northcoates flown RAF cover SC34. Air Vice-Marshal Frederick Desmond Hughes (1919-1992) was a highly decorated RAF night-fighter ace. Though he fought in the Battle of Britain with No. 264 Squadron (flying Boulton Paul Defiants), he joined No. 125 Squadron as a Flight Commander in January 1942, flying radar-equipped Bristol Beaufighters. No. 125 Squadron Service: Posted to No. 125 Squadron at RAF Colerne in Wiltshire as a Flight Commander. Flew long-range patrols and achieved the squadron's first aerial victory by sharing in the destruction of a Junkers Ju 88 on June 27, 1942.Made history by taking his pet mongrel dog, ”Scruffy,” on a combat sortie in flying overalls. Career Highlights: Total Victories: Credited with 18 confirmed enemy aircraft destroyed, making him one of the RAF's top night-fighter aces of the war. Good condition Est.