Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Ndichiri kushanda, 818 na 824 Squadrons vakabhururuka muchikepe muna April 1943. Squadron 818 yakanga ine mapfumbamwe eFairey Swordfish torpedo mabhomba uye 824 Squadron yakanga ine matanhatu. 887 Squadron, ine mapfumbamwe Supermarine Seafire IIC varwi akanga vakatakurwawo panguva iyi. Mukupera kwaMay, "Unicorn" escorted Convoy MKF 15 kuna Gibraltar apo akatakura nhamba Royal Air Force Bristol Beaufighters kuti iye unloaded ikoko. Akaperekedza konvo yaidzokera kuClyde pakutanga kwaJune. Pamwe chete nemutakuri wendege, ngarava yacho yakaenda kumahombekombe eNorway sechikamu cheOperation Governor, kutsausa mauto eAllied kubva kuSicily
mukuvamba kwaJuly. Nokuda kwebasa iri, 887 Squadron yakatsiviwa ne800 Squadron neHawker Sea Hurricanes.