<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngesikhathi umkhumbi uhlolwa ngoNovemba 5, uhlelo lwawo lwamafutha endiza lwaluvuza futhi ludinga ukulungiswa. Ezinhlanu zezindiza zakhe zadluliselwa ku- Illustrious ukuhlasela ngoNovemba 11 eTaranto Operation Judgement  <response>: , kuyilapho i-Eagle yahlala e-Alexandria. Elinye lama-Swordfish ka-Eagle ladutshulwa phansi umlilo oqinile wama-Italian anti-aircraft. Lo mkhumbi wawuhamba ngezinqola eziningi eziya eGrisi naseMalta phakathi nonyaka kaNovemba. Izindiza zayo eziyisithupha zahlasela itheku laseTripoli ngobusuku bangoNovemba 24-25 ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa. I-Eagle yachitha isikhathi esiningi ngoDisemba e-Alexandria, kodwa izindiza zayo zisekela impi yasemhlabathini, ikakhulukazi lapho zibona izimpi zempi nangesikhathi sokuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu eBardia ngoJanuwari 2, 1941. Maphakathi noJanuwari, umkhumbi wavikela ithimba elalilibangise eGrisi, kodwa isimo sezulu esingesihle saphazamisa izinhlelo zokuhlasela izisekelo zase-Italy endleleni. Ngemva kokubuya kwakhe, izindiza zakhe zahlelwa kabusha ukuze zihlanganise amaqhawe amaningi, njengoba i-Eagle manje yayinomthwalo wemfanelo wedwa wokuvikela i-fighter phezu komkhumbi ngemuva kokukhubazeka kwe Illustrious ngamabhomu aseJalimane ngoJanuwari 11. Ukuze kwenziwe indawo yezindiza, elinye lamabutho e-Swordfish laphuma emkhunjini futhi lasetshenziselwa ukusekela impi yasemhlabathini. Ngenkathi i-Eagle ihlanganisa enye ikholomu eya eMalta maphakathi noFebhuwari, umkhumbi wawuthwele ama-Fairey Fulmar ayisishiyagalolunye e-805 Squadron, ama-Sea Gladiator amahlanu kanye nama-Swordfish ayisithupha. 