Mouchotte converted to Hurricanes and joined No 245 Squadron at Aldergrove on 11 September 1940. Eight days later he moved to No 615 Squadron, where he became a flight commander in 1941. He served with No 340 Squadron and formed and commanded No 341 Squadron. In May 1943, the squadron was at Biggin Hill and Mouchotte shared the proceeds of a sweepstake. He and Squadron Leader Jack Charles shot down FW 190s simultaneously, one of which (but it was impossible to decide which came first) represented the sector’s 1000th victory.
On 27 August 1943 Commandant Mouchotte failed to return from a sweep over St Omer and was reported “Missing”. Later evidence showed that his body had been washed up on the beach at Middelkerke, Belgium on 3 September and that he was buried there. His remains were returned to France in 1949 and interred in a family vault in Paris.
A street in Paris is named in Mouchotte’s honour and in 2013 the RAF HQ in Gibraltar was named the Mouchotte Building. His decorations included the DFC, Croix de la Légion d’Honneur and Croix de Guerre (Fr).
