To comply with the demands of other European nations, even U.S. supplies already stationed in Europe were routed through Lajes, and soon over thirty aircraft per day were moving through Lajes.
For at leve op til de europæiske landes betingelser, blev selv amerikansk materiel, som allerede var udstationeret i Europa, først sendt til Lajes, og snart fløj 30 fly dagligt fra Lajes.