[2][4] The squadron flew 75 patrols over the beachhead,[1] claiming one Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter damaged.

[5] After the end of her duties off Salerno, Attacker returned to Britain for refit,[2] with 879 Squadron disembarking.

[2] From 14 September, Attacker took part in Operation Outing, an offensive by the Royal Navy against German forces in the Aegean Sea, with 879 Squadron's Seafires carrying out armed reconnaissance and attack operations, continuing with similar operations over the Aegean through September and October, and covering amphibious landings on Mytilene and Piskopi as the Germans retreated from the Aegean.

[2] The squadron disembarked at Dekheila in Egypt in December 1944, not re-embarking on Attacker until April 1945, when the carrier was on passage to Ceylon to join the East Indies Fleet.

[1][2] The squadron flew operations over the Malay Peninsula shortly before VJ-Day, but returned back to Britain on Attacker, disembarking on 10 November 1945 and disbanding at RNAS Nutts Corner (HMS Pintail) in Northern Ireland on 7 January 1946.