s ▁a ▁young ▁man ' s ▁game ." ▁ ▁Jones ' ▁age ▁not with standing , ▁he ▁was ▁re called ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁as ▁Chief ▁Sign als ▁Officer , ▁Training ▁Command ▁Head quarters . ▁By ▁July , ▁acting ▁Wing ▁Commander ▁Jones ▁was ▁O C ▁No . ▁ 7 ▁Bomb ing ▁and ▁G unn ery ▁School , ▁R AF ▁P orth ca w l . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁f amed ▁actions ▁occurred ▁when , ▁whilst ▁flying ▁an ▁un ar med ▁Haw ker ▁Hen ley ▁near ▁Sw anse a , ▁he ▁attacked ▁a ▁J unk ers ▁Ju ▁ 8 8 ▁bom ber ▁with ▁a ▁Very ▁p istol , ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁f lare ▁gun . ▁His ▁actions ▁were ▁enough ▁to ▁fight ▁off ▁the ▁J unk ers , ▁which ▁returned ▁to ▁its ▁base . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁temporary ▁rank ▁of ▁wing ▁commander , ▁with ▁the ▁service ▁number ▁ 0 4 0 8 4 . ▁After ▁a ▁spell ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁ 5 7 ▁O T U ▁at ▁Ha ward en ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Jones ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁forming ▁No ▁ 5 9 ▁O T U ▁at ▁Turn house , ▁near ▁Edinburgh , ▁and ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁command ▁No ▁ 5 3 ▁O T U ▁H eston , ▁M idd les ex . ▁He ▁reported ly ▁fle w ▁several ▁uno fficial ▁operations ▁in ▁a ▁Sp it fire , ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁several ▁f ighter