ipped ▁with ▁the ▁Haw ker ▁H urr icane ▁M k . I ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁France ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁R AF ▁Advanced ▁Air ▁St rik ing ▁Force . ▁In ▁October ▁it ▁fle w ▁over ▁enemy ▁territory ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁soon ▁claimed ▁its ▁first ▁victory , ▁shooting ▁down ▁a ▁D orn ier ▁Do ▁ 1 7 ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October . ▁Further ▁success es ▁were ▁made ▁during ▁the ▁Ph oney ▁War , ▁until ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁France ▁er upt ed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Within ▁a ▁week ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁bom bed ▁out ▁of ▁its ▁base ▁at ▁Ber ry - au - B ac , ▁north - west ▁of ▁Paris . ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁retre ats ▁followed , ▁ending ▁only ▁when ▁the ▁squad ron ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁France ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June , ▁with ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁Tang m ere ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁squad ron ▁entered ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain ▁and ▁was ▁heavily ▁engaged ▁until ▁ 9 ▁September , ▁when ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁No . ▁ 1 2 ▁Group ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁R AF ▁W itter ing ▁to ▁ref it , ▁rest ▁and ▁recuper ate . ▁ ▁It ▁returned ▁to ▁No . ▁ 1 1 ▁Group