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All three carry the squadron code HA, with J-HA, serial K9353, nearest the camera, and the heads of the crews can be made out under the long glazed canopies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e218 Squadron took its Battles to France in September 1939 as part of the Advanced Air Striking Force, flying reconnaissance sorties along the German frontier through the quiet months of the Phoney War. When the German offensive opened in May 1940 the squadron was thrown against bridges and advancing columns and lost heavily, before being withdrawn to England in June. It went on to fly Blenheims, Wellingtons, Stirlings and \u003ca title=\"The story of the Lancaster\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hampshireprints.co.uk\/blogs\/british-military-aircraft-and-vehicles-guide\/avro-lancaster-bomber-history\"\u003eLancasters\u003c\/a\u003e with Bomber Command, and in 1943 Flight Sergeant Arthur Aaron of 218 Squadron was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for bringing his badly damaged Stirling home from a raid on Turin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis print is ideal for 218 Squadron and RAF veterans and anyone with a connection to the Fairey Battle or the air war over France in 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage Taken: Between 1939 and 1940\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotographer: Devon S A (F\/O), Royal Air Force official photographer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e© Public Domain - Restored by Hampshire 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