ased ▁out , ▁and ▁the ▁B - 2 9 s ▁would ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁newly ▁captured ▁bases ▁in ▁the ▁Marian as ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁Pacific . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group ▁fle w ▁south ▁to ▁C ey lon , ▁then ▁sout heast ▁across ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁to ▁Per th ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁ ▁F lying ▁north ▁through ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁it ▁reached ▁its ▁new ▁home ▁at ▁West ▁Field , ▁T in ian , ▁in ▁the ▁Mar iana ▁Islands ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁where ▁it ▁and ▁its ▁parent ▁ 5 8 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Wing ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁XX I ▁Bom ber ▁Command . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁the ▁B - 2 9 s ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁the ▁Marian as , ▁Ch ak ul ia ▁Air field ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁T enth ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁kept , ▁however , ▁largely ▁in ▁reserve ▁status , ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁Service ▁Group ▁performing ▁care t aker ▁activities , ▁with ▁the ▁occas ional ▁aircraft ▁trans iting ▁the ▁air field . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁last ▁Americans ▁leaving ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁colonial ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁post war ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁air field ▁is ▁unclear , ▁however ▁it ▁is ▁used ▁today ▁as ▁a ▁civil ▁air port . ▁ ▁The ▁large , ▁spraw