ˈæftɚɹ ɐ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ðə skwˈɑːdɹən dᵻplˈɔɪd tə nˈædzæb ɪn nˈuː ɡˈɪni ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ænd flˈuː ɪts fˈɜːst bˈɑːmɪŋ mˈɪʃənz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ˌɔn ɪlˈɛvən fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi.
After a period of training the squadron deployed to Nadzab in New Guinea in February 1944 and flew its first bombing missions against the Japanese on 11 February.