 In August 1941 the squadron converted to Beaufighters which it flew until being re-equipped with Mosquitoes in December 1942.Between April 1941 and April 1943 the squadron was based at RAF Clyst Honiton, now Exeter Airport, defending the South West of England from enemy night bombers.The first Beaufighter victory was on 1 November 1941, when one crew shot down Dornier Do 217 from II./KG 2 and damaged the other one (claimed as shot down).