Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakutanga Wipiti akatumirwa kuRoyal Air Force's No. 243 Squadron, iyo yakanga yakavakirwa paKallang Airport muSingapore, uye yakashandisa Brewster Buffalo murwi. Pane imwe nguva vaJapan
Pakapinda British 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.