Zrakoplovne jedinice Vojske SAD i učestvovao je u savezničkim ofanzivama, posebno u desantima u Normandiji u junu 1944. i u Arnhemu u Holandiji septembra sljedeće godine.
It became part of the US Army 9th Air Force and took part in Allied offensives, notably in parachute drops in Normandy in June 1944 and in Arnhem, Holland, the following September.