I just looked up the record of my relative who flew Hurricanes as night fighters for 18 months then Typhoons, (181 and 247 squadrons) then was shot down over Munster, March 1945, force marched the length of Germany, and survived, dying a couple of years ago aged 93. A comment in his record from his S/L, RJ McNair: "His untidy general appearance is more than offset by his operational knowledge which has been of great value".
His record lists his training in "low attack and rocket, Milfield, England, Hurricane VI, 17 hours"
There's an entry 13/3/45: "missing"; he said he was very lucky to be shot down during the day, as he'd previously been a night fighter for 18 months. He made a forced landing, obviously impossible at night.
They were amazing guys.