In the first encounter, the last ten Hurricanes were scrambled from Kallang Airfield to intercept a Japanese formation of about 84 planes, flying from Johor to provide air cover for their invasion force.
I det første møde scramblede de sidste ti Hurricanes fra Kallang Airfield for at imodgå en japansk formation af omkring 84 fly, der fløj fra Johor for at give luftstøtte til deres invasionsstyrke.