skwˈɑːdɹən ˈɛɹkɹæft pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə pɹətˈɛkʃən ʌv kˈɑːnvɔɪz tɹænspˈoːɹɾɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd ˌeɪˌaɪˈɛf tə ðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst ænd ɪnðɪ ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl sˈɜːtʃ fɔːɹ sɚvˈaɪvɚz fɹʌm ˈeɪtʃmˈæs sˈɪdni, ðɪ ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛn kɹˈuːzɚ sˈʌŋk ˌɔn nˈaɪntiːn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːmən ɹˈeɪdɚ kˈoːɹmoːɹən ˈɔf dˌʌbəljˌuːˈeɪz mˈɪdwˈɛst kˈoʊst.
Squadron aircraft participated in the protection of convoys transporting the 2nd AIF to the Middle East and in the unsuccessful search for survivors from HMAS Sydney, the RAN cruiser sunk on 19 November 1941 by the German raider Kormoran off WA’s mid-west coast.