ɪn lˈeɪt dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ðə skwˈɑːdɹən ɹᵻplˈeɪst ɪts dˈiːmənz wɪð sˌiːˌeɪsˈiː wˈɜːɹəwˌeɪz ænd ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈoːɹs ʌvðə nˈɛkst jˈɪɹ ɪt slˈoʊli kənvˈɜːɾᵻd kəmplˈiːtli tə ðɪs tˈaɪp, kəmplˈiːɾɪŋ ðɪs pɹˈɑːsɛs baɪ ðə tˈaɪm dʒəpˈæn ˈɛntɚd ðə wˈɔːɹ ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn.
In late December 1940, the squadron replaced its Demons with CAC Wirraways and over the course of the next year it slowly converted completely to this type, completing this process by the time Japan entered the war in December 1941.