▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁No . ▁ 6 0 3 ▁re deploy ed ▁to ▁R AF ▁Horn ch urch , ▁becoming ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Car bury ▁claimed ▁his ▁first ▁victory ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁August , ▁a ▁Mess ersch mitt ▁B f ▁ 1 0 9 ▁f ighter . ▁He ▁claimed ▁another ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 0 th , ▁and ▁three ▁more ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 1 st , ▁together ▁with ▁two ▁He ▁ 1 1 1 s ▁– ▁taking ▁his ▁total ▁to ▁ 8 ▁and ▁ 1 / 3 , ▁and ▁making ▁him ▁a ▁f ighter ▁ace . ▁Hill ary ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁in ▁combat ▁with ▁B f ▁ 1 0 9 ' s ▁of ▁Jag d gesch w ader ▁ 2 6 ▁off ▁Marg ate ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 0 4 hr s ▁– ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁the ▁Marg ate ▁lif eb o at , ▁he ▁was ▁sever ely ▁burn ed ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁hospital . ▁In ▁September ▁Car bury ▁claimed ▁three ▁more ▁B f ▁ 1 0 9 ' s , ▁and ▁after ▁sust aining ▁w ounds ▁to ▁his ▁feet ▁during ▁actions ▁in ▁September , ▁his ▁efforts ▁were ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross ▁( DF C ). ▁The ▁award ▁was ▁gaz ett ed ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 :