ðə skwˈɑːdɹənz bˈʌfəlˌoʊz wɜː ɹᵻplˈeɪst wɪð vˈʌltiː vˈɛndʒəns dˈaɪv bˈɑːmɚz ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː ænd ɪn ɐn ˈɑːɹmi koʊˈɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɹˈoʊl ɪt bɪɡˈæn dʒˈɔɪnt ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz wɪð ˈɑːɹmi jˈuːnɪts ɪn dˌʌbəljˌuːˈeɪ.ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ vˈɛndʒəns ˌeɪ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dˈæʃ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹd ɪn bˈæd wˈɛðɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ kɹˈɔs kˈʌntɹi fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən flˈaɪt ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz.
The squadron's Buffalos were replaced with Vultee Vengeance dive bombers in August 1943 and in an army cooperation role it began joint exercises with Army units in WA.On 27 August 1944 Vengeance A27-295  disappeared in bad weather during a cross country formation flight exercise.