 Other older models issued to the unit included the Airco DH.6, Martinsyde G.102 and Nieuport 17.On 17 December, the squadron's flights were finally brought together at one base, Mustabig.March 1917 saw the heaviest bombing campaign carried out by the squadron to date; short of its regular ordnance, the pilots improvised by dropping howitzer shells on Turkish forces along the Gaza–Beersheba line.