Tusi se faʻaauau mo lenei palakalafa - I le aso 25 o Oketopa 1944, o vaega autu o le No. 61 Wing o lona ofisa tutotonu, No. 3 Airfield Construction Squadron ma No. 14 Airfield Construction Squadron, o loʻo tu uma i Morotai. I le taimi lea na sau ai le Wing i lalo o le pule a le Australian First Tactical Air Force (1TAF), o le vaega autu lea a le RAAF. I le masina o Novema na filifilia ai le No. 3 Airfield Construction Squadron e auai i le faasaolotoina o Mindoro
i le ogatotonu o Filipaina a o le No. 14 Airfield Construction Squadron na tumau pea i Morotai e faamaeʻa ai ma tausia nofoaga iina faatasi ai ma iunite inisinia a le autau. E toʻa 16 tagata mai le No. 61 Wing na ō faatasi ma le No. 3 Airfield Construction Squadron.