The group undertook long-range bombing and mine-laying operations that took them as far afield as Sumatra and Singapore.

When it became clear that Japanese forces posed an imminent threat to Ceylon, the airfield at Ratmalana was requisitioned to form part of the air defences for Colombo.

RAF Station Ratmalana closed in October 1945.

230 at RAF Koggala on the southern tip of the island, and No.

[2] AHQ Ceylon was a sub-formation of Far East Air Force.