Flight Lieutenant Hughes Memorial
Country
England
Description
A stone cairn at the site of the spitfire crash, with inscription.
History
The Memorial is dedicated to the Australian Battle of Britain 'ace', Flight Lieutenant Paterson Clarence Hughes DFC of 234 Squadron. It was during the early evening of Saturday 7th September 1940 that Flt/Lt Hughes was tragically killed after his Spitfire X4009 apparently collided with a Dornier Do17 bomber over Sundridge.
Construction Information
In 2006, The Shoreham Aircraft Museum in Kent, England, decided to erect permanent memorials to all those Battle of Britain pilots, from all nations, who lost their lives within a ten miles radius of Shoreham. The Memorial to Australian Flight Lieutenant Hughes is one of these.
Location
England.
Main Road, Sundridge, near Sevenoaks in Kent.
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