Pedzisa mutsara unotevera:
pakupinda kweSicily musi wa10 Chikunguru, No. 81 Squadron yaiva imwe yemapoka emhepo aibatsira kudzivirira kumhara. Apo patrol musi 16 July, No. 81 Squadron akasangana gumi nevaviri Bf 109s; Peart aiva nebasa kukuvadza mumwe wavo, apo kubhururuka mumwe vakwegura Spitfire Vcs. Mazuva mashomanana gare gare, boka racho rakatanga kushanda richibva kuSicily chaiko. Apo escorting Douglas Boston vanobhomba pamusoro Gulf Saint Euphemia musi 28 August, Peart, shure ari Spitfire IX, aiva pakati sere Spitfires kuti vakadzivisa kurwiswa vakatasva neboka Bf 109s, achiparadza mumwe wavo muitiro. On September 13, apo achitungamirira nendege matanhatu Spitfires, akabatsira vamwe vatyairi vaviri kuparadza Dornier Do 217 bhomba, mumwe wevatatu kurwisa Allied kutumirwa pedyo beachhead pa Salerno. Pashure pacho aifanira kumhara paSalerno nemhaka yeinjini inonyanyisa kupisa. Akakwira ndege yeDouglas C47 kudzokera kunhandare yake.