Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Da farko an tura Wipiti zuwa Rundunar Sojojin Sama ta Royal Air Force mai lamba 243, wacce ke da sansani a Filin jirgin saman Kallang a Singapore, kuma tana aiki da jirgin saman yaki na Brewster Buffalo. Da zarar Japan
ya mamaye Malaya ta Burtaniya a ranar 8 ga Disamba, 1941, ya kasance wani ɓangare na karamin rukuni daga No. 243 Squadron don yin aiki na ɗan gajeren lokaci tare da rundunar sojojin Australiya, No. 21 Squadron, wanda ya tashi daga Ipoh, kuma ya koma Singapore a ranar 14 ga Disamba.