ston ▁aer od rome ▁without ▁loss ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁battle . ▁The ▁Alb em ar les ▁gave ▁way ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁the ▁Hand ley ▁Page ▁Hal if ax ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 0 ▁were ▁provided ▁for ▁Operation ▁V ars ity , ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁cross ings . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁fer ry ▁troops ▁to ▁Norway ▁and ▁Den mark ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁German ▁surrender ▁and ▁to ▁bring ▁liber ated ▁P OW s ▁back ▁to ▁Britain . ▁ ▁With ▁Transport ▁Command ▁The ▁squad ron ▁operated ▁a ▁mail ▁service ▁to ▁India ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁until ▁it ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁at ▁R AF ▁Ear ls ▁Col ne , ▁Es sex . ▁ ▁A ircraft ▁operated ▁ ▁Squadron ▁bases ▁ ▁Command ing ▁officers ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁No . ▁ 3 8 ▁Group ▁R AF ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁aircraft ▁squad rons ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁Bow yer , ▁Michael ▁J . F . ▁and ▁John ▁D . R . ▁Raw lings . ▁Squadron ▁C odes , ▁ 1 9 3 7 – 5 6 . ▁Cambridge , ▁UK : ▁Patrick ▁Steph ens , ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁. ▁ ▁Del ve , ▁Ken . ▁The ▁Source ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁R AF . ▁Sh rew s bury , ▁Sh ro pshire , ▁UK : ▁Airl ife ▁Publishing ,