Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Chikwata chacho chakapinda muchikepe chinonzi USS "Santee" muna October 1942 kuti chibatanidzwe mu
Operation Torch, kudenha kwakaitwa neAllies kuNorth Africa. Kusvika mumvura kubva kuMorocco musi waNovember 6, VGF-29 yakabhururuka basa rokutanga rokurwa musi waNovember 8 asi haina kuwana chinangwa chayo, uye mamiriro okunze akaipa uye akakuvadzwa michina yekugadzira pa "Santee" akavamanikidza kuti vasiye kana kumanikidza-pasi yavo Wildcats. Blackburn akaramba achiyangarara muigwa rokununura kwemazuva matatu asati aonekwa nomudzvinyiriri ndokuponeswa. Nokudaro VGF-29 yakaguma kutanga kwayo kusingafadzi uye kushandiswa kwokutanga kwehondo kwaBlackburn. Nokukurumidza pashure pacho, Blackburn akarayirwa kuti amise boka idzva.