skwˈɑːdɹən ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmd æt ɹˈɑːf bˈeɪs ɹˈɪtʃmənd ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ænd ɪn lˈeɪt ˈɔːɡəst ʌv ðæt sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ ɪt ɹˌiːdᵻplˈɔɪd tə ɹˈɑːf stˈeɪʃən ˈɑːɹtʃɚfˌiːld, ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ˈævɹoʊ ˈænsənz ænd də hˈævɪlənd tˈaɪɡɚ mˈɑːθs ˌɔn mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm ɹᵻkˈɑːnɪsəns ænd ˈæntaɪsˈʌbmɚɹˌiːn pɐtɹˈoʊlz ˈɔf ðɪ ˈiːst kˈoʊst ʌv kwˈiːnslənd fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə kəmˈɛnsmənt ʌv hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾiz wɪð dʒˈɜːməni.
Squadron reformed at RAAF Base Richmond in February 1939 and in late August of that same year it redeployed to RAAF Station Archerfield, operating Avro Ansons and De Havilland Tiger Moths on maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrols off the east coast of Queensland following the commencement of hostilities with Germany.