ip ment . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁H urr icane ▁M k . II ▁and ▁in ▁late ▁October ▁it ▁moved ▁ ▁up ▁to ▁Burg - el - A dem ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁El ▁Al ame in , ▁supporting ▁X ▁Corps ▁( the ▁unit ▁formed ▁to ▁break ▁out ). ▁ ▁Following ▁its ▁victory ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Army ▁advanced ▁rapidly , ▁and ▁the ▁squad ron ▁sc ram bled ▁to ▁keep ▁up . ▁ ▁The ▁advance ▁Fl ight ▁moved ▁base ▁ 1 2 ▁times ▁in ▁one ▁month , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁squad ron ▁base ▁ 6 ▁times . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁XXX ▁Corps . ▁En emy ▁f ighter ▁activity ▁had ▁been ▁limited ▁while ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁in ▁full ▁retre at , ▁but ▁stabil isation ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁changed ▁that ; ▁most ▁T ac . R s ▁were ▁intercept ed , ▁and ▁the ▁cas ual ty ▁rate ▁rose ▁ste ep ly . ▁Once ▁again , ▁f ighter ▁cover ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁H Q , ▁from ▁ 6 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁aircraft ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁T ac . R ▁target ▁area . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁Army ▁requested ▁long ▁range ▁T ac . R s ▁behind ▁enemy ▁landing ▁grounds , ▁flow n ▁with ▁K itt y h awk ▁esc ort s ; ▁but ▁high ▁losses ▁amongst ▁T ac . R ▁and ▁esc ort ▁aircraft ▁meant ▁that ▁these ▁were