David Hughes (aviator)

David James Hughes
Born	16 April 1899 Hoole, Chester, England
Died	Unknown
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service/branch	Flying service
Rank	Captain
Unit	No. 3 Squadron RAF
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

Captain David James Hughes (born 16 April 1899, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.^[1]

When Hughes completed pilot's training, he became an instructor for a while. He was then assigned to 3 Squadron to operate a Sopwith Camel. He ran up a total of two enemy airplanes destroyed, two driven down out of control, and one captured, between 8 August and 23 October 1918.^[2]

Sources of information

1. ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/wales/hughes1.php
2. ^ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 203. 

References

Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN 0-948817-19-4, 9780948817199.

Persondata
Name	Hughes, David
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Date of birth	16 April 1899
Place of birth	Hoole, Chester, England
Date of death
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