Waxad qortaa sii wadida cutubkan - Intii la shaqeynayay, 818 iyo 824 Squadrons waxay duuleen bishii Abriil 1943. Guutada 818 waxay lahayd sagaal diyaaradood oo nooca loo yaqaan 'Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers' iyo guutada 824 waxay lahayd lix. 887 Squadron, oo leh sagaal dagaalyahan oo Supermarine Seafire IIC ah ayaa sidoo kale la saaray waqtigan. Dabayaaqadii bishii May, "Unicorn" waxay raacday Kolonyo MKF 15 ilaa Gibraltar iyadoo ay waday tiro ka mid ah Royal Air Force Bristol Beaufighters oo ay halkaas ka soo dejisay. Waxay raacday kolonyo dib ugu soo laabtay Clyde horaantii bishii Juun. Markabka diyaaradaha xambaara, markabku wuxuu u duulay dhanka xeebta Norwey oo qayb ka ah Howlgalka Governor, oo ah kala goyn loogu talagalay soo degitaanka Allied ee Sicily
bilawga bisha Luulyo. Hawlgalkan, 887 Squadron waxaa lagu beddelay 800 Squadron oo leh Hawker Sea Hurricanes.