after quick repairs, which included the removal of several rows of turbine blades, "furious" returned to norway on 18 may carrying the gladiators of a reformed royal air force 263 squadron; they were flown off on 21 april once their base at bardufoss was ready. one gladiator and the guiding swordfish crashed en route, killing all crewmen. the ship returned to scapa flow once all the gladiators had been flown off, carrying only six sea gladiators of 804 squadron and nine swordfish of 816 squadron for self-protection while ferrying 263 squadron.