▁a ▁few ▁days , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁ 6 2 ▁Oper ational ▁Training ▁Unit ▁to ▁train ▁as ▁a ▁night ▁f ighter ▁pilot . ▁He ▁rejo ined ▁No . ▁ 1 5 3 ▁Squadron ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁fle w ▁Br istol ▁Beau fig h ters . ▁Between ▁May ▁and ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁once ▁more ▁training ▁with ▁ 6 2 ▁Oper ational ▁Training ▁Unit . ▁He ▁then ▁rejo ined ▁No . ▁ 1 5 3 ▁Squadron ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁O T U . ▁His ▁commission ▁was ▁confirmed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Ray ment ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁North ▁Africa ▁with ▁his ▁squad ron . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁war ▁substant ive ▁flying ▁officer ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁mentioned ▁in ▁des patch es . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross ▁( DF C ). ▁Between ▁July ▁and ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁having ▁left ▁No . ▁ 1 5 3 ▁Squadron , ▁he ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁Reg ha ï a , ▁Al ger ia . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Ray ment ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁from ▁North ▁Africa . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁flight ▁lieutenant ▁(