Ku dhammee weedhan soo socota: Blakeslee waxay si taxaddar leh uga fogaatay inay ka mid noqoto shaqaalaha iskaa wax u qabso ee Mareykanka Eagle Squadrons, iyagoo sheeganaya "waxay ciyaareen walaalo iyagoo sheeganaya". Laakiin markii loo sheegay in loo xilsaaray inuu noqdo duuliye tababare ah, wuxuu ugu dambeyntii iskaa wax u qabso u diray in loo diro No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron RAF oo ah sarkaalkeeda, taas oo ahayd habka kaliya ee uu ku sii joogi karo xaaladda dagaal. Intii lagu guda jiray
weerarkii ka dhanka ahaa Dieppe, France 18kii August 1942, Blakeslee wuxuu soo riday Fw 190 kale, mid kalena waxaa laga yaabaa in la burburiyay 19-kii, sidaas darteedna wuxuu gaadhay heerka ace.