Pedzisa mutsara unotevera:
Operation Herkules, kupindirwa kweMalta, SM.81s ye18 Wing yaifanira kunge yakaendesa divi rekurwisa kuMalta, asi pakupedzisira yakashandiswa kutakura "Folgore" divi kuEl Alamein. Pashure pehondo iyoyo, SM.81s akashandiswa kupa North African mauto pamwe reinforcements uye zvitoro uye kubvisa Tunisia, pamwe 18 Wing oga kutakura varume 28,000. In Pantelleria uye Lampedusa, SM.81s vaiva chete Italian mhepo mitoro ndege vanokwanisa kushanda nokuda pfupi runways.