Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - NeMalta ichitambudzwa neAxis air attacks uye iri mungozi yekupinda
, maAllies akatumira vashandi vakawanda kakawanda pakati pa1940 na1942. Musi wa 2 March 1942, McNair akafambisa imwe ye 17 Spitfires yakatangwa kubva kuBritish inotakura ndege HMS "Eagle" kuenda kuchitsuwa chakakombwa. Senhengo yeNo. 249 Squadron RAF, aigara achirwa mudenga pamusoro peMalta. Iye akapfura pasi 109 musi wa 19 March, Junkers Ju 88 musi wa 26 March, 109 musi wa 20 April uye Ju 88 musi wa 22 April, achimuita ace. Akawedzera nhamba yake ne109s nhatu, musi wa22 Chivabvu, 25 Chivabvu, uye 10 Chikumi, asati adzorerwa kuEngland kuzorora. Akatanga kukwidziridzwa kuva mukuru anobhururuka, ndokuzoenda kunobhururuka lieutenant pane imwe nguva mukati menguva iyi.