ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ mˈʌnθ, ðə skwˈɑːdɹən wʌz skˈɛdʒuːld tə mˈuːv tə tˈæɹækən, haʊˈɛvɚ, dˈuː tə spˈeɪs ænd fəsˈɪlᵻɾi sˌuːɾəbˈɪlᵻɾi ˈɪʃuːz ðə skwˈɑːdɹənz pˌɜːsənˈɛl wɜː splˈɪt ˌʌp æt ðɪs tˈaɪm, wɪððɪ ˈɛɹkɹæft ænd ˈɛɹkɹuː ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ ˌɔn mˈɔːɹoʊtˌaɪ, wˌaɪl ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd kɹˈuː wɜː kwˈɔːɹɾɚd ˌɔn tˈæɹækən.
The following month, the squadron was scheduled to move to Tarakan, however, due to space and facility suitability issues the squadron's personnel were split up at this time, with the aircraft and aircrew remaining on Morotai, while the ground crew were quartered on Tarakan.