Kammala jumla mai zuwa: USAT "Meigs" wani ɓangare ne na Pensacola Convoy da ke ƙoƙarin ƙarfafa Philippines a farkon matakan Yakin Pacific kuma an gudanar da shi a Fiji lokacin da ya bayyana cewa Jafananci sun riga sun mamaye Philippines. Duk da shawarar da sojoji suka yanke na dawo da jerin gwano zuwa Hawaii ko Yammacin Tekun, shawarar shugaban kasa ta tura jiragen zuwa Ostiraliya don neman taimakon Philippines daga can. Bayan kasancewa wani ɓangare na wani jirgin ruwa mai lalacewa wanda aka yi garkuwa da shi da kuma ƙananan masu gadi, wanda ya tashi a ranar 15 ga Fabrairun 1942 a ƙoƙarin ƙarfafa
tsibirin Timor, ta koma garin Darwin na Australiya, Yankin Arewa.