 On October 18 the 386th resumed operations from Great Dunmow as part of the Ninth Air Force, with Maitland leading the group in an attack on Beauvais-Nivillers airdrome in France.He also led the group in an attack on the construction site of the fortress of Mimoyecques, France, on November 5.At age 44, Maitland was one of the oldest pilots to see combat in World War II, personally leading four of first five missions of the 386th in a B-26 nicknamed the "Texas Tarantula", but his tenure was cut short when he was relieved of command on November 18, 1943, possibly for excessive drinking.