▁squad ron ' s ▁bag ▁of ▁enemy ▁M T , ▁guns ▁and ▁equipment ▁was ▁considerable . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁fragment ed : ▁the ▁Fl ight ▁in ▁Italy ▁operated ▁from ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁landing - ground s ▁near ▁the ▁Adri atic ▁coast , ▁while ▁the ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁remained ▁in ▁North ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Only ▁in ▁mid - J anu ary ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁were ▁the ▁two ▁reun ited : ▁but ▁not ▁for ▁long . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁' A ' ▁Fl ight ▁was ▁det ached ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁No . ▁ 2 2 5 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁US ▁Fif th ▁Army . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁covered ▁the ▁Cass ino ▁- R ome ▁road , ▁Rome ▁itself , ▁and ▁the ▁An z io ▁beach head . ▁In ▁April ▁the ▁whole ▁squad ron , ▁reun ited ▁once ▁again , ▁was ▁operating ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Fif th ▁Army . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁maintained ▁its ▁reputation ▁for ▁efficiency ▁and ▁gall antry , ▁witness ed ▁by ▁this ▁letter ▁from ▁H Q ▁ 5 th ▁Canadian ▁Arm oured ▁Division : ▁ ▁“ O ur ▁thanks ▁for ▁ob lique ▁sortie ▁S . B . 3 1 . ▁ ▁This ▁sortie ▁has ▁been ▁of ▁trem end ous ▁value ▁to ▁our ▁pat rol s . ▁Please ▁convey ▁our ▁appreci ation ▁to ▁the ▁pilot ▁who ▁took ▁these ▁pictures ▁as ▁obviously ▁he ▁took ▁great ▁ris ks ▁in ▁flying