Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Yayin da Jafananci suka ci gaba ta hanyar Burma, sun fara hare-haren iska a kan filayen jiragen sama da kayan aikin Allied a Assam daga Oktoba 1942, kuma waɗannan sun ci gaba zuwa Kudu maso Gabashin Bengal, Chittagong da Calcutta kanta a watan Disamba. 9 AA Brigade ya tura batura na bindigogi 8 HAA a kowane filin jirgin sama na 15, tare da kare mahimman wuraren samar da kayayyaki ga
Farkon harin Arakan. 187 HAA Bty an raba shi tare da IV Corps.