Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ:
Mgbe ndị agha Japan wakporo Malaya na 8 Disemba 1941, ihe dị ka 20 DAP Beaufort ka e mechara ma nyefee Q Flight na Australia. Nanị Beaufort isii ndị Australia wuru ruru Singapore, ozugbo agha ahụ malitere. N'elu Malaya na Singapore, 100 Squadron gara n'ihu na-arụ ọrụ Vildebeests, na-enwe nnukwu mfu. Otu Beaufort, nke e tinyere na isi ụlọ ọrụ ụgbọelu, Singapore dị ka ụgbọelu na-achọpụta ihe, ndị agha Japan wakporo ya, n'oge mbụ ọ na-apụ, merụrụ ya ahụ nke ukwuu ma wepụ ya. Ndị RAF kpebiri na Beaufort enweghị arụmọrụ na ngwa agha zuru oke iji chebe onwe ya megide ndị agha nke oge a, na ndị ọrụ 100 Squadron enweghị ọzụzụ na ahụmịhe zuru oke na ụdị ahụ. Ka ndị agha Japan na-abịaru Singapore nso na mbido 1942, a gbahapụrụ ụlọ ọrụ RAF ebe ahụ; ndị Beaufort fọdụrụnụ na ndị ọrụ 100 Squadron kpọpụrụ gaa Australia. All Australian-wuru Beauforts na mbụ ndokwa maka British squadrons e mesịrị nyefere ndị RAAF.