British Pacific Fleet

Columns: Sqdn no | Aircraft type | Ship | Dates | Notes
848 | Avenger I | Formidable | April 1945 onwards | Participated in strikes against Sakishima Gunto Island airfields and shore targets and on Formosa ; in early June 1945 joined the 2nd Carrier Air Group for strikes on Japan in July | 849 | Avenger I & II | Victorious | December 1944 onwards | Part of No 2 Naval Strike Wing for raids on Pangkalan Brandon and Palembang oil refineries , Sumatra in January 1945 ; strikes on the Sakashima Gunto islands and Formosa , strikes in July 1945 Japan , near Tokyo , where an 849 aircraft scored the first bomb hit on the carrier Kaiyo | 854 | Avenger I , II & III | Illustrious | December 1944 onwards | Participated in strikes on Belawan Deli and Palembang ; then took part in attacks on the Sakishima Gunto Islands ; in July 1945 joined 3rd Carrier Air Group and saw no further action | 857 | Avenger I & II | Indomitable | November 1944 onwards | Joined in attacks on Belawan Deli , Pangkalan Brandan and Palembang in December 1944 and January 1945 ; later 2 months continuous attacks on Sakishima Gunto islands and Formosa ; no further action before VJ-Day , but subsequently combatted Japanese suicide boats on 31 August and 1 September 1945 near Hong Kong | 880 | Seafire L.III | Implacable | Embarked March 1945 | Escorted attacks on Truk island in June 1945 ; at end June merged into the new 8th Carrier Air Group ; joined attacks in Japan | 885 | Hellcat I & II | Ruler | Embarked December 1944 | Provided fighter cover for the Fleet ; aircraft re-equipped June 1945 , but saw no more action before VJ-Day | 887 | Seafire F.III & L.III | Indefatigable | Embarked November 1944 | Took part in attack on oil refineries at Palembang , Sumatra in January 1945 ; strikes on the Sakashima Gunto islands ; strikes around Tokyo just before VJ-Day

Example questions:
What is the British Pacific Fleet ship whose squadron was the first British & Commonwealth unit to fly over Japan in World War 2 ? | What is the British Pacific Fleet aircraft type of the squadron that was formed in December 1938 and has been disbanded and reformed several times ? | What is the British Pacific Fleet aircraft type whose notes item was purchased by the IJN on 9 December 1942 ? | What are the dates with the notes that also mean the main island of Taiwan ? | What are the notes of the British Pacific Fleet aircraft type that was used to provide air cover for the Allied invasion of Sicily ?

Answers:
Implacable | Barracuda II | Avenger I & II | April 1945 onwards | Operational Training squadron , was on HMS Arbiter on VJ-Day