HMS Illustrious (87)
Squadrons embarked

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

Question: In June 1940, which squadrons and aircraft were loaded onto the HMS Illustrious?
Answer: 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.