There are 3 credits ( not claims ) attributed to Hintons in WW2
Joe K Hinton, 74th fs, Dec 27, 1942
2 by Walter R Hinton, 317 FS
July 26, 1944
Aug 22, 1944
http://www.au.af.mil/au/afhra/avc.asp
Edit, oh, you are talking about RAF, not USAF. Can't help you there!