It formed in the United States at RN Air Section Brunswick as a fighter squadron in August 1944, with Vought Corsair aircraft before joining HMS Reaper to cross the Atlantic.

[7] Leaving the aircraft behind the aircrew travelled to Naval Station Norfolk to embarked in the ruler-class escort carrier, HMS Reaper.

She sailed to New York City, where she embarked the squadron aircraft and joined Convoy CU.48 for the Atlantic crossing to the United Kingdom on 24 November.

On 6 December the squadron disembarked to Royal Naval Air Maintenance Yard Belfast (HMS Gadwall), Northern Ireland.

[2] The squadron disembarked to Royal Navy Aircraft Maintenance Yard Tambaram (HMS Valluru), Madras, and Royal Naval Aircraft Repair Yard Coimbatore (HMS Garuda), Coimbatore, in southern India, on 11 June [8] and undertook weapon training and dive bombing practice, before becoming part of the 13th Carrier Air Group.