The first contact with the enemy was an attack on a Heinkel He 111 of the Norfolk coast near Cromer, the German aircraft subsequently crashed in Denmark. The squadron moved to RAF Horsham St. Faith after Germany's invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands, the squadron destroyed its first enemy aircraft on 12 May 1940 over the Hague.
The initial encounter with the enemy involved an attack on a Heinkel He 111 near Cromer, Norfolk coast, which subsequently crashed in Denmark. The squadron then moved to RAF Horsham St. Faith after Germany invaded Belgium and the Netherlands, and they destroyed their first enemy aircraft on May 12, 1940 over the Hague.