In December, the Tomahawks were replaced by the improved P-40 Kittyhawk, which the squadron used for the remainder of its time with the Desert Air Force, often as a fighter bomber.
V prosinci pak byly Tomahawky nahrazeny zlepšenou variantou P-40 Kittyhawk, kterou peruť, často jako stíhací-bombardovací, užívala po zbytek svého působení v Desert Air Force.