wɪððə θɹˈɛt ʌv ɪnvˈeɪʒən pˈæst, ɪn ˈɜːli dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv ðə skwˈɑːdɹən wʌz ɹˌiːloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd tə kˈʌndɚdˌɪn ænd ɹˌiːɪkwˈɪpt wɪð bˈiː twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ lˈɪbɚɹˌeɪɾɚ hˈɛvi bˈɑːmɚz tˈæskt wɪð ɐtˈækɪŋ dʒˌæpənˈiːz ʃˈɪpɪŋ ænd bˈeɪs fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz ɪnðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd nˈɛðɜːləndz ˈiːst ˈɪndiz ˌɛnˌiːˈaɪ nˈaʊ ɪndoʊnˈiːʒə.
With the threat of invasion passed, in early January 1945 the squadron was re-located to Cunderdin and re-equipped with B-24 Liberator heavy bombers tasked with attacking Japanese shipping and base facilities in the Japanese occupied Netherlands East Indies (NEI – now Indonesia).