 It was also during this operation that the unit suffered its first casualty, when Plt Offr Z.B.Sanjana's Audax went down, alongside his gunner Sgt Arye during a tactical Tactical Recce Mission.The unit converted to Hurricane IIc after moving to Risalpur in September 1943, and between November 1942 and February 1944, it moved first to Phaphamau, and then to Ranchi for Gunnery training.