Carrier Division 2 was spotted by the two northerly Albacores around 1600. The two southernmost Albacores missed Nagumo's main body. Squadron and 831 Squadron had 14 Fairey Albacores. The Swordfish were then replaced with Fairey Albacores. Five Vildebeests, two Albacores and one Hurricane were lost from this wave. It claimed two Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters shot down for the loss of five Albacores. They sank the steamer on 12 February for the loss of two Albacores. The slow-moving Fairey Albacores on "Formidable" required cloud cover to operate over hostile territory. Another attempt to deliver the Albacores and more Spitfires was made during Operation LB. By the start of June, only two Fairey Albacores and two Fairey Swordfish were left. Two Albacores and a Fulmar crashed due to non-combat causes during the day. The Aden Communication Flight used 17 Albacores between the middle of 1944 and August 1946. "Victorious" had the Albacores of 827 and 828 NAS and the Fulmars of 809 NAS. Older Albacores are commonly found in vacation areas such as Ontario Cottage country. Albacores are also used for adult and youth sail training, and for leisure sailing.