Buuxi weedha soo socota: Markii la baaray markabka 5tii Nofembar, nidaamka shidaalka diyaaradaha ayaa daadanayay oo u baahnaa dayactir. Shan ka mid ah diyaaradeeda ayaa loo wareejiyay "Illustrious" weerarkii 11kii Nofeembar ee Taranto (
Howlgalka Xukunka), halka "Eagle" uu ku haray Alexandria. Mid ka mid ah maraakiibta Eagle Swordfish ayaa waxaa soo riday madaafiic xoog leh oo kuwa Talyaaniga ah oo lidka diyaaradaha ah. Markabku wuxuu daboolay dhowr kolonyood oo u socday Giriigga iyo Malta inta ka hartay Nofeembar. Lix ka mid ah diyaaradeeda ayaa duqeeyay dekedda Tripoli habeenkii 24/25 Noofambar iyada oo aan wax khasaare ah soo gaarin. "Eagle" waxay inta badan bishii Diseembar ku qaadatay Alexandria, laakiin diyaaradeeda waxay taageertay dagaalka dhulka, gaar ahaan markii ay ku arkeen maraakiibta dagaalka iyo intii lagu jiray duqeynta Bardia 2dii Janaayo 1941. Bartamihii bishii Janaayo, markabku wuxuu daboolay kolonyo u socota Giriigga, laakiin cimilada xun ayaa fashiliyay qorshayaal lagu weerarayo saldhigyada Talyaaniga ee jidka ku jiray. Kadib soo noqoshadeeda, diyaaradeeda ayaa dib loo abaabulay si loogu daro dagaalyahanno badan, maadaama "Eagle" ay hadda mas'uul ka ahayd gacan ku haynta dagaalyahannada maraakiibta ka dib markii ay curyaamiyeen "Illustrious" duqeyntii Jarmalka ee 11kii Janaayo. Si loo sameeyo meel loogu talagalay dagaalyahanada, mid ka mid ah kooxaha Swordfish ayaa laga soo dejiyay oo loo adeegsaday inay taageeraan dagaalka dhulka. Markii "Eagle" ay dabooli jirtay kolonyo kale oo u socotay Malta bartamihii Febraayo, markabku wuxuu watay sagaal Fairey Fulmar oo ka tirsan 805 Squadron, shan Sea Gladiators iyo lix Swordfish.