Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakutanga Wipiti akatumirwa kuRoyal Air Force's No. 243 Squadron, iyo yaive yakavakirwa paKallang Airport muSingapore, uye yakashandisa Brewster Buffalo murwi. Apo maJapan akapinda muBritish Malaya
musi wa 8 Zvita 1941, aive chikamu chechikwata chidiki kubva kuNo. 243 Squadron kuti ashande kwenguva pfupi neAustralia squadron, No. 21 Squadron, ichibhururuka kubva kuIpoh, uye ichidzokera kuSingapore musi wa 14 Zvita.