Kammala wannan jumla: 36 Squadron, tare da No. 100 Squadron RAF sun riƙe tsofaffin biplanes lokacin da
Japan ta mamaye Malaya, kuma ta kai harin da ba ta yi nasara ba a kan jirgin ruwan Japan mai suna "Sendai" a lokacin yakin Kota Bharu a ranar 8 ga Disamba, 1941. Ya ci gaba da aiki a kan Jafananci, da Vildebeests da aka kara da biyar ex-Fleet Air Arm Fairey Albacores. Inda zai yiwu ya yi aiki da dare, ya harba bama-bamai da sojojin Japan.