It was the first auxiliary Squadron to be equipped with Spitfire Fighters as far back as March 1939 and it was the first squadron to shoot down the first enemy aircraft on British soil
after the successful charge of the heavy brigade
fell tumbling from their horses
Skirmishing at a Sham Fight by Harry Payne
a vicious two-day battle took place in which the Germans came face to face with the premier French tank
The Hunters by David Pentland. (P) BAT20 It was the first auxiliaryDHM6367P. The Hunters by David Pentland. The Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, November, 1942. The Italian Reparto Celere 3 of the 'Raggruppamento Sahariano AS', was the first unit to be equipped with the unique Camionetta 42 'Sahariana'. The platoon was used for patrols and had its first clashes with the LRDG on 17 November, when it lost one Sahariana, and on 25 November, when it succeeded in destroying four out of the eight enemy vehicles it encountered.