 The months following saw the Stirling Mk.III (an improved version) introduced to the Squadron, which moved to RAF Wratting Common on 31 May 1943.As a three-flight unit, the squadron was capable of providing 24 aircraft to the Group's Operational Battle Order, with a further six aircraft held in immediate reserve, and a total of 33 crews.The unit's resources were thrown into the Battle of the Ruhr and sent to many of the German targets that were most heavily defended, including Berlin.