12th July saw the suspension of hostilities in Syria pending the signing of peace terms, and this was completed on 14th July at the Acre Convention. As a result both detached flights were brought back to the Squadron headquarters at Ramleh. During this lull in activity the Squadron was brought up to strength in pilots, and those who had only received preliminary ground training in Army Co-operation work were given air training. At the same time experimental training was carried out in artillery co-operation with a view to arriving at a standard procedure for shoots with Hurricane aircraft. This training was to be put to good use in the near future as the Squadron was shortly to be thrown into the second offensive in the Western Desert. On 22nd August the Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded to Flying Officer R R Stevenson.
On the 1st October 1941, the Squadron moved from Ramleh to Aqir (Palestine), and two weeks later moved on to Garawla (LG 10) in readiness for the second British offensive on the Western Front. The Squadron remained based at Garawla awaiting the call of 30 Corps with whom they would be co-operating.
