However the lack of resolve by the British and French to Italy's strategy in the region, encouraged Mussolini to deploy twelve more bombers to be stationed in Majorca, including one aircraft flown by his son, Bruno Mussolini.
Namun, akibat kurangnya ketegasan kebijakan Britania dan Prancis terhadap strategi Italia di kawasan tersebut, Mussolini terdorong untuk mengirim dua belas pesawat pengebom tambahan yang akan berpangkalan di Mallorca, termasuk satu pesawat yang diterbangkan oleh anaknya, Bruno Mussolini.