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.
Postao je deo američke avijacije i učestvovao u ofanzivama saveznika, naročito u iskrcavanju trupa u Normandiju u junu 1944. godone i u Arnhemu u Holandiji u septembru naredne godine.