 From September 1942 until after the war, the unit was stationed at RAF High Ercall in Shropshire, where the local parish church has a Roll of Honour to squadron members who died in the war.As well as continuing its night defence role the squadron was involved in early offensive "intruder" attacks against Luftwaffe aerodrome in northern France.When the Hawker Typhoon replaced the Hurricane, these type of operations continued in daylight.