ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ mˈʌnθ ɪt dᵻplˈɔɪd tə ɡˈʊdənˌʌf ˈaɪlənd ɪn nˈuː ɡˈɪni æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv nˈoʊ. sˈɛvənti wˈʌn fˈaɪɾɚ wˈɪŋ, ænd bɪkˌeɪm ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənəl ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dʒˈuːn.
The following month it deployed to Goodenough Island in New Guinea as part of No. 71 (Fighter) Wing, and became operational on 27 June.