Blakeslee waxay si taxadar leh uga fogaatay inay ka mid noqoto kuwa 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 duulaankii ka dhanka ahaa Dieppe, France
Blakeslee waxa uu soo riday diyaarad Fw 190 ah, waxaana laga yaabaa in mid kale uu burburay 19-kii, sidaasna waxa uu ku helay hantidiisa.