▁forces ▁on ▁Lu zon ▁and ▁Bor neo , ▁attacked ▁sh ipping ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁Philippines , ▁covered ▁land ings ▁on ▁Pal aw an , ▁attacked ▁air fields ▁and ▁rail ways ▁on ▁Form osa , ▁and ▁esc orted ▁bom bers ▁to ▁such ▁widely ▁scattered ▁targets ▁as ▁Bor neo , ▁French ▁Ind och ina , ▁and ▁Form osa . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁group ▁moved ▁to ▁Clark ▁Field ▁on ▁Lu zon ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Far ▁East ▁Air ▁Forces ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁Fle w ▁pat rol s ▁and ▁trained ▁with ▁Lock he ed ▁F - 8 0 ▁Sho oting ▁Stars , ▁with ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁over se as ▁f ighter ▁unit ▁to ▁be ▁jet - equ ipped . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁lost ▁all ▁personnel ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁but ▁was ▁re - mann ed ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁E qui pped ▁first ▁with ▁Republic ▁F - 4 7 ▁Th under bol ts , ▁later ▁with ▁North ▁American ▁F - 5 1 ▁Must angs , ▁and ▁still ▁later ▁( 1 9 4 9 ) ▁with ▁F - 8 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁sub ordinate ▁unit ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁activ ated ▁ 1 8 th ▁F ighter ▁Wing . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁wing ▁was ▁re - design ated ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁F ighter - B om ber ▁Wing .