The Squadron thus left Dartmouth on the morning of 6 June 1942 for their epic 4,000-mile trip to Annette Island, Alaska. Refuelling stops were Penfield Ridge, New Brunswick, Saint-Hubert, Quebec, North Bay, Ontario, Porquis Junction, Ontario, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Edmonton, Alberta, and Prince George, British Columbia. They arrived on 21 June with A Flight being armed and refuelled ready for action within 15 minutes of landing. The crossing of the North American continent in those days of quite limited navigational aids and support facilities is worthy of inclusion into the annals of Canadian military aviation. The squadron moved to Sea Island British Columbia on 20 August 1943 and would remain there until ordered overseas.