1 9 4 1 . ▁Four ▁surv iving ▁machines ▁were ▁flow n ▁off ▁to ▁North ▁Front , ▁Gib ral tar . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁gradually ▁re - equ ipped ▁with ▁replacement ▁Ful m ars , ▁which ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁Sea ▁H urr ican es , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁squad ron ▁joined ▁. ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁the ▁squad ron ▁fle w ▁off ▁the ▁carri ers ▁HMS ▁Arg us ▁and ▁ ▁to ▁cover ▁Operation ▁Har po on . ▁▁ 8 0 7 ▁Squadron ▁received ▁Super marine ▁Se af ires ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁rejo ined ▁HMS ▁Fur ious ▁in ▁August . ▁They ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Operation ▁Tor ch , ▁the ▁North ▁African ▁land ings , ▁and ▁by ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁were ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁By ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁squad ron ▁had ▁been ▁assigned ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁provided ▁cover ▁for ▁the ▁Al lied ▁invasion ▁of ▁Sic ily . ▁Ind om itable ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁in ▁July , ▁causing ▁ 8 0 7 ▁Squadron ▁to ▁transfer ▁to ▁, ▁from ▁which ▁they ▁supported ▁the ▁Al lied ▁invasion ▁of ▁Italy . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁returned ▁to ▁Britain ▁ab o ard ▁, ▁subsequently ▁joining ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Naval ▁F ighter ▁Wing . ▁ ▁Element s ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁were ▁l ent ▁to ▁the ▁Des ert ▁Air ▁Force ▁serving ▁in ▁Italy ▁for ▁several ▁weeks ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁entire