1 9 4 2 , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁B - 2 5 ▁Mitch ells . ▁▁ ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁Group ' s ▁squad rons ▁( 2 2 d , ▁ 4 9 1 st ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Squadron ▁from ▁Ch ak ul ia ▁and ▁ 4 9 0 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Squadron ▁from ▁Kur mit ola ) ▁fle w ▁miss ions ▁from ▁bases ▁in ▁India , ▁chief ly ▁against ▁enemy ▁transport ation ▁in ▁central ▁Bur ma . ▁The ▁group ▁bom bed ▁brid ges , ▁locomot ives , ▁rail road ▁yards , ▁and ▁other ▁targets ▁to ▁delay ▁movement ▁of ▁supplies ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁troops ▁fighting ▁in ▁northern ▁Bur ma . ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 4 1 st ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group , ▁and ▁its ▁ 2 2 nd ▁and ▁ 4 9 1 st ▁Squad rons , ▁transferred ▁to ▁ 1 4 th ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁China ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Phot ographic ▁Re con na issance ▁Squadron , ▁assigned ▁to ▁Head quarters , ▁T enth ▁Air ▁Force , ▁fle w ▁F - 4 / F - 5 ▁( P - 3 8 ) ▁Light ing ▁photo ▁recon ▁miss ions ▁over ▁Bur ma ▁between ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁– ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁A ▁det achment ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 8 th ▁T act ical ▁Re con na issance ▁Squadron ▁returned