Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Squadron ya sami shaharar farko tare da sa hannu a Yaƙin Taranto a 1940, lokacin da aka kai hari kan Jirgin Ruwa na Italiya a tashar jiragen ruwa a Taranto; wanda ya sake amfani da ikon iska daga teku. An rasa jirgin saman kwamandan kwamandan, a kan raunin rabin rundunar Italiya. A watan Maris na 1941, rundunar ta yi yaƙi a cikin
Yaƙin Cape Matapan. Squadron ya sake ba da kayan aiki a watan Agustan 1941, tare da cakuda Swordfish da Fairey Albacore jirgin sama, yana aiki daga tushe na bakin teku don tallafawa yakin Arewacin Afirka.