"How long before the rest of the 1st Fleet ships can join the squadron?"
Mark passed Selection and joined the squadron just before we left for the Gulf.
He joined 40 Squadron on 1 August, but left a month later due to illness.
In November 1941 he joined 154 Squadron as a flight commander.
Downie finally joined the squadron with his flagship on 9 September.
They pulled up again and joined their squadron higher in the air and allowed the Fokkers to go on.
After a brief rest he would join 69 Squadron and fly 28 reconnaissance sorties during the next three months.
Thiele's decision not to join 617 Squadron proved the right decision.
This lasted until November when she finally joined her squadron in Bermuda.
A large number of new men joined the squadron and entered enthusiastically into the work of reorganization.