kənvˈɜːʒən tɹˈeɪnɪŋ tˈʊk sˈɪks mˈʌnθs ænd æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt, ðə jˈuːnɪt dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiː ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənəl sˈɜːvɪs ɐɡˈɛn ʌntˈɪl ɪlˈɛvən dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, wˌɛn, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv nˈoʊ. ˈeɪɾi tˈuː wˈɪŋ ɹˈɑːf, ɪɾ ɐtˈækt tˈɑːɹɡɪts æt lˈɑːɡə ænd ɐ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ stˈeɪʃən æt mˈoʊnə ˈaɪlənd, ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv fˈɛntən.
Conversion training took six months and as a result, the unit did not see operational service again until 11 January 1945, when, as part of No. 82 Wing RAAF, it attacked targets at Laga and a radio station at Moena Island, operating out of Fenton.