Bishii Juun 1944 waxaa la go'aamiyay in la wareejiyo No. 61 Wing oo ka yimid aagga Darwin ilaa New Guinea, halkaas oo ay ku taageeri doonto horumarka Allied ee Filibiin. Tan waxaa ka soo horjeestay Sarkaalka Hawada ee Taliyaha Aagga Waqooyi-galbeed, Air Vice Marshal Adrian Cole, oo doonayay in garabka uu ka qeybqaato hawlgal la qorsheeyay in lagu qabsado jasiiradda Selaru ee Dutch East Indies (NEI); si kastaba ha noqotee, hawlgalkan ayaa si wax ku ool ah loo joojiyay 7 Juun. No. 61 Wing ayaa ka tagay Darwin bishii Agoosto waxayna timid Morotai ee NEI bishii Sebtember 18, saddex maalmood kadib markii ciidamada Mareykanka ay markii ugu horreysay ka soo degeen jasiiradda Dagaalkii Morotai
Waxaad Ciidanka Dhismaha Garoonka Diyaaradaha ee No. 14 ayaa soo degay Morotai 18kii Sebtember waxayna bilaabeen inay ka shaqeeyaan dhismaha garoomada diyaaradaha maalinta xigta. Wax yar ka hor intaan howlgalkani bilaaban, No. 12 Survey and Design Unit ayaa lagu soo daray xarunta No. 61 Wing 12kii Sebtember.