| 9-Apr-40 | Germany invaded both countries. Denmark was
overwhelmed in hours. Ju52 transports with Me110 escort intercepted by
Norwegian Gladiators. KG30 attacks Royal Navy vessels threatening German invasion convoys, damaging 2 cruisers and a destroyer, and sinking a destroyer. |
| 9/10-Apr-40 | Wellingtons and Hampdens raid German positions near Oslo. |
| 10-Apr-40 | FAA Skuas sink the Königsberg (detailed description of attack by NJ Hickman). Elements of KG/26 move to Stavanger. |
| 21-Apr-40 | RAF no. 263 Sqdn (18 Gladiator IIs) flown to
Trondheim, using a frozen lake as a landing field. HMS Ark Royal and Glorious depart England for Norway. |
| 23-Apr-40 | HMS Ark Royal and Glorious arrive off Norway. 6 Skuas launched to cover the Allied landings near Namsos and Aandulsnes. Ark Royal moved and 3 Skuas ditched while looking for her. |
| 24-Apr-40 | 10 Skua, 24 Swordfish from aircraft carriers attack Trondheim airfield. 4 aircraft lost, 7 ditched. |
| 25-Apr-40 | 5 hours of bombing destroy 13 a/c on the ground.
By the next day, the rest were lost. Pilots were evacuated through Trondheim.
5 Skuas attack 30 He111s strafing an Allied convoy off Gudbrondsel. 1 He111 shot down; 1 Skua force-landed. |
| 27-Apr-40 | Skuas attack a "much larger" German bomber formation. 4 He111s claimed shot down and the attack broken up. |
| 14-May-40 | HMS Ark Royal attacked by He111s (reported sunk). 1 He111 and 1 Skua lost. The Battle of France had started. |
| 20-May-40 | No. 263 Sqdn returns again flying Gladiators. |
| 26-May-40 | No. 46 Sqdn brings Hurricanes. Several aircraft lost to the mud (using primitive fields) and several destroyed by bombing raids. |
| 3-Jun-40 | HMS Ark Royal and Glorious to Narvik to cover the withdrawal. |
| 7-Jun-40 | Surviving pilots from No. 263 and No. 46 flew off aircraft to land on HMS Glorious. |
| 8-Jun-40 | HMS Ark Royal escorts the withdrawing troop convoy. HMS Glorious confronted by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, and sunk. Scharnhorst damaged. |
| 13-Jun-40 | No. 800 and No. 803 Sqdns send 6 and 9 Skuas to attack the Scharnhorst in Trondheim. They are met by stiff resistence from Bf109Es in Varnes and AAA. 8 Skuas lost. |