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.
On November 6, VGF-29 entered Moroccan waters, and on the following day, November 8, they executed their first combat mission but were unable to identify their target due to poor weather and faulty navigation equipment on board Santee, which necessitated an emergency landing or ditching of their aircraft.