Through April 1943, he flew 36 missions with the 98th Bombardment Group from bases in Palestine, Egypt, and North Africa. He flew B-17s, and B-24s. Nye returned to the United States in April 1943 and, in September, entered the B-29 aircraft program, first as an acceptance test pilot at the Boeing plant in Wichita, Kansas.
From April 1943, he flew 36 missions with the 98th Bombardment Group from bases in Palestine, Egypt, and North Africa. He flew both B-17s and B-24s. Nye returned to the United States in April 1943 and, in September, joined the B-29 aircraft program as an acceptance test pilot at the Boeing plant in Wichita, Kansas.