The group had no flying squadrons assigned,[note 1] and its personnel were trained to provide photographic intelligence for air and ground forces.

[8] Group headquarters arrived in India at the end of March 1944, and in April established itself at Bally Seaplane Base.

The products the group created included maps, mosaics, terrain models, and target charts of areas in Burma, China, French Indochina and Thailand.

Group aircraft conducting armed reconnaissance missions bombed and strafed enemy installations and occasionally provided fighter escort for bombers.

[1] The unit took the lead in developing information operations techniques, tactics and procedures for use by the combat air forces and other agencies.