Following further attacks in March against enemy camps around Pommern Bay and Rempi village, it was decided the short flying range of the Vengeance was unsuitable for the New Guinea campaign and No.21 Squadron returned to Australia on 13 March 1943.
Following further attacks in March against Japanese camps around Pommern Bay and Rempi village, the Vengence was withdrawn from front line operational service in New Guinea, as Allied commanders deemed its short flying range unsuitable for the conditions. As a result No.21 Squadron returned to Australia on 13 March 1943.