Arriving in the waters off Morocco on November 6, VGF-29 flew first combat mission on 8 November but could not find their target, and poor weather and damaged homing equipment aboard Santee forced them to ditch or force-land their Wildcats.
VGF-29 entered Moroccan waters on November 6, and on November 8, they carried out their first combat mission but were unable to locate their intended target due to unfavorable weather conditions and equipment malfunctions on board Santee, which led them to make an emergency landing or ditch their Wildcats.