- 2 1 5 ▁( at ▁ 3 0 ° 1 8 ′ 5 ″ N ▁ 2 2 ° 5 4 ′ 0 ″ E ) ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁prepared ▁by ▁the ▁Long ▁Range ▁Des ert ▁Group ▁– ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁to ▁attack ▁A xis ▁rear ▁area ▁supply ▁lines . ▁The ▁B len heim s ▁were ▁esc orted ▁by ▁H urr ican es ▁from ▁No . ▁ 3 3 ▁Squadron ▁R AF . ▁ ▁Their ▁aircraft ▁were ▁sp otted ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁reconna issance ▁flight ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁L G - 2 1 5 ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁Ju ▁ 8 8 s , ▁resulting ▁in ▁damage ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁B len heim s . ▁The ▁operation ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁success , ▁and ▁No . ▁ 1 1 3 ▁Squadron ▁afterwards ▁fle w ▁to ▁Ma ' aten ▁Bag ush , ▁Egypt ▁beyond ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁German ▁bom bers . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁with ▁Japan ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁re deploy ed ▁to ▁Bur ma . ▁At ▁this ▁point ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁pre domin antly ▁of ▁personnel ▁from ▁other ▁Commonwealth ▁countries , ▁particularly ▁personnel ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Air ▁Force ▁( RA AF ), ▁and ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁a ▁Rh odes ian , ▁Wing ▁Commander ▁Regin ald ▁St id olph , ▁D FC . ▁It ▁arrived ▁in ▁Bur ma ▁on ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁immediately ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁al lied ▁bomb ing