ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ðə skwˈɑːdɹən wʌz dɪspˈætʃt tə sˈɛlɛɾɚ, ˌɔn sˈɪŋɡɐpˌoːɹ, wˌɛɹ ɪɾ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪts wˈɜːɹəwˌeɪz ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv ɡɹˈaʊnd fˈoːɹsᵻz ðæt hɐdbɪn stˈeɪʃənd ðɛɹ ɐmˈɪd kənsˈɜːnz ʌv wˈɔːɹ wɪððə dʒˌæpənˈiːz.
In August 1940, the squadron was dispatched to Seletar, on Singapore, where it operated its Wirraways in support of ground forces that had been stationed there amid concerns of war with the Japanese.