fields ▁in ▁Form osa ▁and ▁China . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁December , ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 1 0 th ▁Re con na issance ▁Squadron ▁co oper ated ▁with ▁the ▁ 6 7 5 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Squadron ▁to ▁attack ▁a ▁Japanese ▁con voy ▁off ▁north west ▁Lu zon , ▁s inking ▁a ▁fr ig ate ▁and ▁three ▁cargo ▁vessels . ▁At ▁El more ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁operations ▁were ▁limited ▁by ▁a ▁crew ▁short age , ▁which ▁prompt ed ▁Fif th ▁Air ▁Force ▁commander ▁Major ▁General ▁En nis ▁White head ▁to ▁request ▁cre ws ▁from ▁Far ▁East ▁Air ▁Forces ▁( FE AF ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁January , ▁the ▁F E AF ▁Com bat ▁Rep lacement ▁and ▁Training ▁Center ▁sent ▁the ▁needed ▁B - 2 5 ▁cre ws ▁to ▁the ▁squad ron . ▁The ▁ground ▁e ch el on ▁arrived ▁at ▁El more ▁on ▁ 7 ▁January . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁April , ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁moved ▁to ▁L ing ay en ▁in ▁northern ▁Lu zon ▁as ▁the ▁advance ▁through ▁the ▁Philippines ▁continued . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁July , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁moved ▁to ▁I e ▁Sh ima , ▁leaving ▁a ▁det achment ▁behind ▁at ▁L ing ay en ▁until ▁September . ▁It ▁fle w ▁reconna issance ▁miss ions ▁over ▁Japan ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁Al lied ▁bomb ing ▁ra ids , ▁locate ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁cam ps ,