The squadron formed at Arbroath in January 1941 as a Fleet Fighter squadron with 3 Martlet Is, intended for the still uncompleted HMS Indomitable. The squadron was augmented with 3 Sea Gladiators and 9 Sea Hurricane IAs untill replaced with Sea Hurricane Ibs in July 1941.
The first Sea Hurricanes joined No 880 squadron at Arbroath, Scotland, in January 1941. In July 1941, they joined their aircraft carrier, ‘HMS Furious’.
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