ional ▁engag ements ▁of ▁J unk ers ▁Ju ▁ 8 8 ▁or ▁F ock e - W ulf ▁F w ▁ 2 0 0 ▁Cond or ▁long - range ▁reconna issance ▁aircraft . ▁Later ▁ 1 2 th ▁H AA ▁R gt ▁H Q ▁arrived ▁to ▁take ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁H AA ▁batter ies ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁hand ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁I cel and ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁( st ill ▁neutral ) ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁all ▁AA ▁positions ▁were ▁handed ▁over ▁and ▁the ▁troops ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁UK . ▁▁ 2 5 1 ▁( B uck ingham shire ) ▁H AA ▁B ty ▁ ▁R H Q ▁of ▁ 8 0 th ▁H AA ▁R gt , ▁together ▁with ▁ 2 5 0 ▁and ▁ 2 5 2 ▁H AA ▁B t ys , ▁left ▁AA ▁Command ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁while ▁ 2 5 1 ▁H AA ▁B ty ▁remained ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁battery . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September ▁the ▁battery ▁joined ▁ 1 3 1 st ▁( M ixed ) ▁H AA ▁R gt ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁a ▁' M ixed ' ▁establishment ▁in ▁which ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁posts ▁were ▁filled ▁by ▁women ▁of ▁the ▁A ux ili ary ▁Territ orial ▁Service ▁( AT S ). ▁However , ▁this ▁was ▁res c ided ▁and ▁ 2 5 1 ▁H AA ▁B ty ▁left ▁again ▁on ▁ 7