war ▁substant ive ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁From ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁instruct or ▁with ▁ 5 1 ▁Oper ational ▁Training ▁Unit ▁based ▁at ▁R AF ▁C ran field . ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁No . ▁ 2 6 4 ▁Squadron ▁R AF , ▁a ▁squad ron ▁flying ▁De ▁Hav ill and ▁Mos qu itos . ▁He ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁France ▁with ▁his ▁squad ron ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁His ▁last ▁oper ational ▁flight ▁in ▁a ▁Mos qu ito ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁but ▁he ▁remained ▁in ▁France ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁second ed ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁O verse as ▁Air ways ▁Corporation ▁( BO AC ), ▁and ▁fle w ▁Lock he ed ▁Model ▁ 1 8 ▁L od est ars ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Ray ment ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁flying ▁ace ; ▁he ▁had ▁shot ▁down ▁five ▁German ▁f igh ters , ▁one ▁Italian ▁plane , ▁and ▁a ▁V - 1 ▁flying ▁bomb . ▁ ▁Civil ian ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Ray ment ▁joined ▁British ▁European ▁Air ways ▁( BE A ) ▁as ▁a ▁pilot . ▁In ▁his ▁early ▁career ▁with ▁BE A , ▁he ▁fle w ▁Air speed ▁Cons uls