3 0 ▁June . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁July , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁sent ▁three ▁miss ions ▁of ▁B - 2 5 s ▁to ▁provide ▁air ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁invasion ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁No em fo or , ▁bomb ing ▁and ▁st raf ing ▁Japanese ▁positions . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁August , ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁B - 2 5 s ▁conducted ▁low ▁level ▁phot ography ▁over ▁the ▁T ala ud ▁Islands , ▁covered ▁by ▁a ▁bomb ing ▁ra id ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 4 5 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group . ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁was ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁re located ▁to ▁Mor ot ai ▁after ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁its ▁air fields ▁in ▁October , ▁but ▁the ▁move ▁was ▁cancel led ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁prepare ▁for ▁re location ▁to ▁T ac lob an ▁on ▁Ley te ▁after ▁the ▁Al lied ▁land ings ▁on ▁that ▁island . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁November ▁its ▁ground ▁e ch el on ▁land ed ▁at ▁T ac lob an , ▁although ▁the ▁air ▁e ch el on ▁remained ▁primarily ▁at ▁B iak ▁until ▁ 2 3 ▁December , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁flow n ▁into ▁El more ▁Field ▁at ▁San ▁Jose ▁on ▁Mind oro . ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁Re con na issance ▁fle w ▁reconna issance ▁miss ions ▁over ▁Lu zon , ▁providing ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁with ▁intelligence ▁on ▁Japanese ▁positions , ▁tro op ▁movements , ▁and ▁supply ▁routes . ▁C rew s ▁from ▁the ▁squad ron ▁bom bed ▁Japanese ▁air