先島群島
In May 1945 he officially joined 887 Naval Air Squadron as part of the British Pacific Fleet in Task Force 37 off the Sakishima Islands, Japan. As part of Task Force 38 from July 1945, he was engaged in combat air patrols off Shikoku and Honshu. Ramrod operations continued over the next few weeks, with attacks on shipping and shore installations near Sendai.