[2] The squadron initially operated with Blackburn Roc, a naval turret fighter aircraft, Blackburn Skua, a carrier-based dive bomber and fighter aircraft, Fairey Swordfish, a biplane torpedo bomber and Supermarine Walrus, an amphibious biplane.

[2] While at HMS Condor the squadron first received Grumman Martlet, an American carrier-based fighter aircraft (known as Wildcat by US forces and then also Wildcat by the Fleet Air Arm from 1944), and Hawker Sea Hurricane, a navalised version of the Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft.

The following couple of years at HMS Condor saw Fairey Barracuda, a British carrier-borne torpedo/dive bomber, Vought Chesapeake, an American carrier-based dive bomber, Vought Kingfisher, an American catapult-launched observation floatplane and Supermarine Seafire, a navalised version of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft, arrive.

On 7 March 1945, 'C' Flight was formed out of the disbanded 739 Naval Air Squadron, to undertake blind approach trials.

[4] 778 Naval Air Squadron moved to RNAS Ford (HMS Peregrine), Sussex, England, on 3 January 1946.

February 1947 saw Hawker Sea Fury, a British carrier-based fighter aircraft, tested by the Intensive Flying Development Flight,[4] and later, the squadron moved to nearby RAF Tangmere, Sussex, on 18 July,[6] due to runway repairs.

[4] This was the AD-4W aircraft, a three-seat airborne early warning variant, which were acquired by the Royal Navy through the Mutual Defense Assistance Act.