▁in ▁Dar win ▁by ▁late ▁August , ▁and ▁these ▁began ▁flying ▁reconna issance ▁pat rol s ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁month . ▁The ▁Dem ons ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁C AC ▁Wir ra way ▁general ▁purpose ▁aircraft ▁at ▁La ver ton ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September , ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁aircraft ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁Dar win ▁by ▁ 1 7 ▁September . ▁The ▁squad ron ' s ▁flying ▁was ▁reduced ▁during ▁September ▁and ▁October ▁to ▁make ▁personnel ▁available ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁aer od rome ' s ▁facilities , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October ▁it ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁normal ▁operations . ▁These ▁included ▁esc ort ing ▁sh ipping , ▁mar itime ▁reconna issance ▁and ▁coast al ▁pat rol s . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁experienced ▁considerable ▁changes ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁months ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁its ▁activities ▁were ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁g unn ery ▁and ▁bomb ing ▁training ▁and ▁a ▁No . ▁ 9 ▁Squadron ▁Super marine ▁Se ag ull ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁unit ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁air ▁g unn ery ▁practice . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁June ▁No . ▁ 1 2 ▁Squadron ▁was ▁split ▁to ▁form ▁RA AF ▁Station ▁Dar win ▁and ▁No . ▁ 1 3 ▁Squadron . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁re organisation ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁headquarters ▁became ▁the ▁RA AF ▁Station ' s ▁headquarters , ▁E aton , ▁who ▁was ▁by ▁now ▁a ▁Wing ▁Commander