Under the pre-invasion planning it was intended that a wing of fighter aircraft would be based at Tarakan six days after the landing and this force would be expanded to include an attack wing nine days later and staging facilities for a further four squadrons of aircraft within 21 days of the landing.
Di bawah perencanaan pra-serangan, diharapkan bahwa sayap pesawat tempur akan bermarkas di Tarakan 6 hari setelah pendaratan dan angkatan ini akan dikembangkan untuk juga menyerang sayap 9 hari kemudian dan mempersiapkan fasilitas untuk 4 skuadron berikutnya dalam 21 hari pendaratan.