ans ▁had ▁not ▁fired ▁upon ▁the ▁British ▁as ▁they ▁approached ▁the ▁p onto on ▁bridge ▁at ▁Gen itch i , ▁but ▁later ▁a ▁Russian ▁officer ▁explained ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁no ▁idea ▁the ▁sail ors ▁planned ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁bridge , ▁bel ieving ▁rather ▁that ▁they ▁intended ▁to ▁destroy ▁sh ipping , ▁and ▁therefore ▁held ▁fire ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁taking ▁them ▁prisoner .) ▁ ▁Category : B att les ▁of ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War ▁Category : J uly ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁events <0x0A> </s> ▁ 3 2 ▁Squadron ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁short ▁lived ▁coast al ▁pat rol ▁squad ron ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Air ▁Force ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁assumed ▁the ▁responsibility ▁for ▁coast al ▁pat rol s ▁and ▁anti - sub marine ▁esc ort s ▁for ▁sh ipping . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁never ▁had ▁many ▁aircraft ▁( high est ▁total ▁was ▁seven ▁Ju - 8 6 ▁ ▁and ▁four ▁Av ro ▁Ans ons ) ▁and ▁remained ▁a ▁small ▁unit ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁duration ▁of ▁its ▁short ▁existence . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁when ▁its ▁Ju - 8 6 ▁aircraft ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Johannes burg ▁to ▁augment ▁ 1 2 ▁Squadron ▁who ▁were ▁deployed ▁in ▁East ▁Africa . ▁ ▁A ircraft ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : S quad rons ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Air ▁Force ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁established ▁in ▁