The squadron moved to HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, England, when the NASS moved south, also supporting the Flag Officer, Air, Home Communications Officer and from July 1948,it was part of the 51st Miscellaneous Air Group.

[2] Essentially the squadron formed from an existing ASV training Flight which was based at HMS Condor.

The de Havilland Express was damaged by ‘friendly fire' from a Royal Navy minesweeper and was replaced with a Vickers Wellington, a long range medium bomber[2] and over time more of these aircraft were received, equipped with ASV radar.

At then at the end of the year it temporarily operated a number of Fairey Barracuda TR.5, before receiving new Avro Anson aircraft.

The following year, in July 1948, the squadron made up part of the 51st Miscellancous Air Group and then in 1949 it ran a radio refresher course for Observers and Aircrew.