 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Arthur akachengeta kutungamira kweNhamba 78 Wing yekupinda kweTarakan, iyo yakatanga musi wa 1 May. Anowedzera ne No. 452 Squadrons Spitfires, bapiro raive rekupedzisira-maminetsi kutsiva kweNo. 81 Wingiyo yakanga yanonoka ichifambisa ndege dzayo kumberi kubva kuNoemfoor nekuchamhembe kweAustraliauye yaive nemazuva gumi chete ekugadzirira kushanda. Uyewo ayo zvinobhururuka squadrons, No. 78 Wing kuti wedzero zvaisanganisira No. 114 Mobile Fighter Control Unit No. 114 MFCU, No. 29 Air Stores Park, No. 28 Medical Clearing Station, uye No. 11 Repair uye Service Unit. Pana 25 May 1945, Arthur akatsiviwa naWing Commander Alan Rawlinson. Muna June naJuly, bapiro racho rakatora rutivi mukurwiswa kweLabuanuye Balikpapan, vachiita basa rokuperekedza konvo mune yokutanga uye, vachibatanidzwazve neNo. 452 Squadron, basa rokurwisa pasi uye kutsigira kwepedyo kweAustralia 7th Division mune yokupedzisira. Mukati maJuly yakabhururuka misasa 858, ichidonhedza mabhomba uye ichishandisa pfuti dzinodokusvika 350 000, nokuda kwokurasikirwa nendege nhanhatu uye vatyairi vendege vana vakaurawa kana kuti vakashaikwa. 