 On 17 November a Swordfish smashed into the end of the flight deck of "Biter" while landing in a heavy swell, and its unused FIDO torpedo fell into the sea and exploded, badly damaging "Biter"s rudder.The carrier managed to return to Rosyth Dockyard for repairs, which took a month.While "Biter" was under repair 811 Squadron were stationed at RNAS Inskip (HMS Nightjar), finally returning to the ship on 12 January 1944.