<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngenyanga efanayo uCharlesworth athatha ngayo isikhundla sokuba umlawuli, iNo. 76 Wing yafika ivela eCairns, eQueensland, ukuze iqondise futhi ilawulwe imisebenzi yokubeka amabhomu eMpumalanga-ntshonalanga yeNyakatho ngamabutho amathathu eCatalina. I-Catalinas yagubha iManila Bay ngo-December 1944, ukuze isekele  <response>: Ukufika kwamabutho ahlangene eMindoro. I-No. 82 Heavy Bomber Wing - iyona yokuqala ye-RAAF eyaqala ukusebenza ngaphansi kokulawulwa yi-NWA eFenton Airfield ngo-11 Januwari 1945. Iqukethe amabutho amabili e-Liberator, iphiko lathatha indawo ye-USAAFs 380th Group lapho le yokugcina idluliselwa eFifth Air Force ePhilippines. AmaLiberators eNo. 82 Wing acwilisa imikhumbi eyisikhombisa yaseJapane eDutch East Indies ngoMashi. Ngo-Ephreli 6, zonke izindiza ezazikhona zajoyina iMitchells yeNo. 79 Wing ekuhlaseleni umkhumbi wamaJapane owawuhlanganisa umkhumbi wezindiza Isuzu. Umlilo we-anti-aircraft kanye nokuhlaselwa yizimpi zezitha kwaholela ekulahlekelweni kwama-Liberator amabili; Imikhumbi-ngwenya yama-Allied yacwilisa i- Isuzu eyonakele ngosuku olulandelayo. 