Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Da farko an tura Wipiti zuwa Rundunar Sojojin Sama ta Royal Air Force ta No. 243, wacce ke da sansani a Filin jirgin saman Kallang a Singapore, kuma tana aiki da jirgin saman yaki na Brewster Buffalo. Da zarar Jafananci suka mamaye British Malaya
a ranar 8 ga Disamba, 1941, ya kasance wani ɓangare na wani karamin rukuni daga No. 243 Squadron don yin aiki na ɗan gajeren lokaci tare da rundunar sojojin Australia, No. 21 Squadron, suna tashi daga Ipoh, kuma sun dawo Singapore a ranar 14 ga Disamba.