 On 12 December, nearly five months after its official arrival in theater, the squadron flew its first combat reconnaissance mission over Burma.Flights of squadron reconnaissance aircraft operated over a wide area of Burma, Thailand, and China until VJ Day, obtaining aerial photos and reconnaissance of enemy positions and targets for heavy bomber attacks in support of British and American forces.In March 1943, a single Lightning and supporting personnel and equipment were detached to Dinjan Airfield, India.