▁soon ▁dis cont in ued . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Army ▁advanced ▁through ▁Lib ya ▁into ▁Tun is ia , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁continued ▁to ▁fly ▁T ac . R ▁and ▁Ph oto ▁Rec ce ▁sort ies ▁in ▁support . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁Super marine ▁Sp it fire ▁V b ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁This ▁variant ▁had ▁cli pped ▁wing ti ps ▁to ▁enh ance ▁its ▁low - alt itude ▁performance , ▁most ▁not ably ▁its ▁roll - speed . ▁ ▁Sort ies ▁now ▁included ▁vertical ▁and ▁ob lique ▁phot ography , ▁battle ▁area ▁T ac . R , ▁ ▁target ▁mark ing ▁for ▁f ighter ▁bom bers , ▁searches ▁for ▁night ▁bom ber ▁targets , ▁and ▁identification ▁of ▁land marks ▁for ▁day ▁bom ber ▁navigation . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁squad ron ▁received ▁Ar ty / R ▁training , ▁however , ▁un re li able ▁rad ios ▁meant ▁that ▁ar ty / R ▁sho ots ▁were ▁not ▁as ▁successful ▁as ▁had ▁been ▁hoped . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁continued ▁to ▁report ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁enemy ▁art illery . ▁ ▁Sic ily ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁two ▁Fl ights ▁deployed ▁to ▁In qa ▁air field ▁on ▁Mal ta , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁operations ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Sic ily , ▁Operation ▁Hus ky . ▁ ▁Ob lique ▁photograph s ▁were ▁taken ▁of ▁the ▁invasion