HMS Illustrious (87)
Squadrons embarked

HMS Illustrious (87)

Section Title: Squadrons embarked
Table Section Text: None

Squadron	Aircraft operated	Embarked (from – to)	Notes

802	Hawker Sea Fury	July – August 1951	–

806	Blackburn Skua Fairey Fulmar Grumman F4F Wildcat	11 June 1940 – 11 Jan 1941 29 May–19 October 1942	–

810	Fairey Swordfish Fairey Barracuda	2–8 December 1941 10 March 1942 — 2 November 1944	–

815	Fairey Swordfish Grumman TBF Avenger	11 June 1940 – 10 January 1941 17 September – 14 October 1954	–

819	Fairey Swordfish	11 June 1940 – 10 January 1941	Disbanded

829	Fairey Albacore Fairey Swordfish	2–8 December 1941 7 March – 21 September 1942	Disbanded

832	Grumman TBF Avenger	3–25 May 1944	–

845	Grumman TBF Avenger	3–27 May 1944	–

847	Fairey Barracuda	28 November 1943 – 18 June 1944	–

854	Grumman TBF Avenger	1 December 1944 – 18 May 1945	–

878	Grumman F4F Wildcat	8 June–18 October 1943	–

881	Grumman F4F Wildcat Fairey Fulmar	15 March 1942 – 18 February 1943	–

882	Grumman F4F Wildcat	22 March–7 September 1942	Merged into 881 Squadron

890	Grumman F4F Wildcat	14 June–19 October 1942	–

894	Supermarine Seafire II	24 July–24 August 1943 20 September–18 October 1943	–

1830	Vought F4U Corsair	9 December 1943 – 28 July 1945	Disbanded

1833	Vought F4U Corsair	22 December 1943 – 28 July 1945	Disbanded

1837	Vought F4U Corsair	10 June 1944 – 27 July 1944	Transferred to HMS Victorious

Sentence(s)

In June, HMS Illustrious (87) loaded 806, 815, and 819 Squadrons, the 806 Squadron was equipped with Blackburn Skua and Fairey Fulmar, and the latter two squadrons were equipped with Swordfish.

final_sentence: In June, HMS Illustrious (87) loaded 806, 815, and 819 Squadrons, the 806 Squadron was equipped with Blackburn Skua and Fairey Fulmar, and the latter two squadrons were equipped with Swordfish.