During this tour the aircrew visited Alan Rawlinson at his home at Naracoorte, South Australia, and later conducted a flyover of the town in his honour.
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No air attacks were conducted against Thailand, however, and the unidentified aircraft that were intercepted almost always proved to be from the Central Intelligence Agency-controlled Air America.
In 1943, the Royal Australian Air Force hired the homestead as a pilots' and officers' mess while No. 79 Squadron RAAF (RAAF) was forming-up with Supermarine Spitfires at Wooloomanata Aerodrome which had been constructed at the property.
The Sabre Squadron | RAAF Learmonth | No. 33 Squadron RAF | No. 263 Squadron RAF | squadron | Pacific Squadron | RAAF Curtin | No. 45 Squadron RAF | No. 127 Squadron RAF | No. 617 Squadron RAF | No. 43 Squadron RAF | No. 38 Squadron RAF | No. 107 Squadron RAF | German East Asia Squadron | Far East Squadron | Squadron (aviation) | RAAF Base Williamtown | RAAF Bare Bases | RAAF bare bases | No. 77 Squadron RAAF | No. 71 Squadron RAF | No. 49 Squadron RAF | No. 48 Squadron RAF | No. 2 Squadron RAF | No. 233 Squadron RAF | No. 133 Squadron RAF | Asiatic Squadron | 44th Fighter Squadron | 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron | 160th Fighter Squadron |
On 5 March three No. 93 Squadron Beaufighters departed Oakey to escort No. 79 Squadron Spitfires to Morotai.