 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Yakashongedzerwazve neB-17F Flying Fortresses yemazuva ano uye yakapiwa kuII Bomber Command muPacific Northwest nokuda kwekuchinja uye kurovedza muhondo mukupera kwa1942 uye kutanga kwa1943. Akatamira kuNorth Africa muna April 1943, achiita basa rokurwisa mabhomba muAlgeria neTunisia sechikamu cheTwelfth Air Force munguva yeNorth Africa campaign. Yakabhururuka mubasa rokutsigira uye rokudzivisa, ichipfura mabhomba pazvinangwa zvakadai sezvimbudzi, nhandare dzendege, mauto, mabhiriji, zviteshi zvengarava, uye zvikepe. Akabatanidzwa mukukundwa kwemauto eAxis muTunisia, Kubvumbi-Chivabvu 1943; kuderedzwa kwePantelleria uye kugadzirira kweAllied Invasion yeSicily, Chivabvu-Chikunguru 1943; kupinda kweItalyNyamavhuvhu 1943. 