I te 25 o Oketopa 1944, ko nga waahanga matua o te No. 61 Wing ko tona tari matua, No. 3 Airfield Construction Squadron me No. 14 Airfield Construction Squadron, i noho katoa i Morotai. I tenei wa i raro i te mana o te Wing o te Australian First Tactical Air Force (1TAF), koinei te waahanga nui o te RAAF. I te marama o Whiringa-a-rangi i tohua te No. 3 Airfield Construction Squadron ki te whai wāhi ki te whakaoranga o Mindoro
i roto i te pokapū o Philippines i te No. 14 Airfield Construction Squadron i noho ki Morotai ki te whakaoti me te pupuri i nga hanganga i reira i te taha o nga waeine miihini o te ope taua. He rōpū whakapā e 16 ngā kaimahi mai i te No. 61 Wing i haere tahi ki te No. 3 Airfield Construction Squadron.