Daily raids were mounted against transportation targets.

Engaged in very long range strategic bombardment of enemy military, industrial and transportation targets.

Supported Allied forces at Anzio and Cassino by pounding enemy communications, transportation targets, and airfields.

For 11 days, the USAF pounded every possible military and transportation target with B-52s and tactical fighters.

From 20 March 1945 the two squadrons were mainly focused on attacking German transportation targets after the V-2 campaign against the UK ended.

The 479th began combat on May 26, flying bomber escort missions and attacking transportation targets in occupied France in advance of the invasion of Normandy.

Attacked transportation targets as Allied armies drove across France after the breakthrough at Saint-Lô in July.

Wing components supported the Battle of Normandy in June 1944 by attacking strong points in the beachhead area and transportation targets behind the front lines.