The new month saw us take our first step Into the theatre of war operations, with which both the flying and ground personnel of this squadron were so eager to make acquaintance. This step had received no official blessing from higher quarters, but it was appreciated that the wheels of officialdom grind exceedingly slow, and prior to the move of the entire squadron into the Western Desert to the landing ground (officially) allotted to us, it was decided to take the Initiative In the matter and to send an advance party out to pave the way.
Accordingly, a convoy of fifteen vehicles in charge of the Adjutant, Major Russell, left here this afternoon for L.G. 0.21, our Operational landing ground In the Western Desert. Large quantities of equipment and brawny representatives of the squadron's ground-staff accompanied the convoy, so that a camp could be prepared for the main body of the squadron expected to move a fortnight hence.