Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te 22 o Hepetema, i a ia e mahi ana i te teihana whakaoranga i Subic Bay, ka whakaorangia e "Haddo" a Hollis Hills, he kaiurungi US Navy i patua e te pupuhi anti-aircraft. He Amerikana a Hills i uru atu ki te Royal Canadian Air Force i mua i te urunga mai o te United States ki te pakanga, i muri mai ka uru atu ia ki te USN. Ko te mea nui, i a ia e rere ana i te RCAF P-51 Mustang i runga i France
I te tau 1942, ko ia te kaiurungi P-51 tuatahi i patu i tētahi waka rererangi o te hoariri.