 It flew its first combat mission on 22 March in an attack on Berlin, Germany.It engaged primarily in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany, with targets that included oil refineries and facilities at Bohlen and Misburg, marshalling yards at Liege and Saarbrucken, factories at Brunswick, Kempten and Eisenach, repair facilities at Reims, mining facilities near Hamburg and airfields at Saint-Trond and Chartres.The squadron also flew air support and air interdiction missions.