Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'April 1944, No. 78 Wing natara iwu ịkwaga ọzọ, oge a iji kwado Operation Reckless, mbata ndị America na Hollandia dị n'ebe ọdịda anyanwụ New Guinea. Isi ndị otu nke ndị agha ahụ hapụrụ Cape Gloucester na 17 Eprel na-aga n'ọdụ ụgbọ elu Tadji na ala nke New Guinea, na Kittyhawks ya rutere ebe ahụ na 24 nke ọnwa ahụ. Nọmba 78 Squadron bidoro ịgba ụgbọelu na-agagharị n'elu mmiri ndị America na Hollandia n'echi ya. Ndị otu ahụ gara n'ihu na-enye nchebe ikuku maka Hollandia na Tadji na mbido ọnwa Mee. Site n'ụbọchị 7 ruo 10 nke ọnwa Mee, ndị agha 16 nke Kittyhawks sitere na No. 78 Squadron rụrụ ọrụ site na Hollandia beachhead; n'ihi ụkọ nri na mpaghara ndị ọkwọ ụgbọ elu rutere na nri maka ụbọchị anọ na-ebu ụgbọ elu ha. N'abalị iri na ise nke ọnwa Mee, ndị otu ahụ kwagara n'ọdụ ụgbọ elu dị nso na Hollandia, ebe ọ na-edugharị ndị na-atụ bọmbụ nke USAAF ma bụrụ akụkụ nke ndị agha na-echebe ndị agha US na Wakde na May 17 na
Biak n'ụbọchị nke 27. Na mkpokọta, ndị agha ahụ gbara ụgbọ elu 601 n'ọnwa Mee. Ọrụ ya n'elu Biak gụnyere naanị ọgụ ikuku na agha nke agha ahụ. N'abalị atọ n'ọnwa Juun, 16 Kittyhawks sitere na No. 78 Squadron gbochiri otu ndị agha Nakajima Ki-43 iri na abụọ na ndị bọmbụ abụọ Nakajima B5N nso Biak. Ndị ọkwọ ụgbọelu Australia gburu ụgbọelu Ki-43 ise na B5N abụọ maka ọnwụ nke otu Kittyhawk na onye ọkwọ ụgbọelu ya. Nke a bụ nnukwu agha ikuku ikpeazụ nke ndị RAAF lụrụ n'oge Agha Pacific. N'abalị iri nke ọnwa Juun, asatọ n'ime ndị agha nke 78 nke Kittyhawks nọ na-eso otu ndị njem mgbe ha hụrụ ụgbọelu Kawasaki Ki-61 nke ndị Japan. Abụọ n'ime ụgbọelu ndị Australia wakporo Ki-61 ma gbaa ya ọkụ n'akụkụ agwaetiti Japen. Nke a bụ mmeri ikuku ikpeazụ nke ndị RAAF nwetara n'oge mkpọsa New Guinea. No. 78 Squadron gara n'ihu na-efe efe nchebe nchebe n'elu Hollandia ruo July 20, mgbe a kpọghachiri ya n'àgwàetiti Noemfoor. Nke a bụ nke ugboro isii ìgwè ndị agha ahụ na-agagharị n'ime ọnwa itoolu, mgbalị siri ike a na-eme iji kwakọba ma kwatuo ihe ndị dị n'ụlọ ahịa n'oge nke ọ bụla mere ka ike gwụ ndị ọrụ ụgbọelu na ndị ọrụ ala.