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"Outside of the Mediterranean theatre, the Albacore is best known for its participation in the Fleet Air Arm strikes on Petsamo and Kirkenes, Norway. Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, Winston Churchill ordered the strikes in an effort to give practical support to the Soviets by hitting German lines of communication in northern Norway and Finland. Operation "EF" involved sending the high-speed minelayer, HMS Adventure, to Archangel with a large load of mines, while the air groups of HMS Furious and HMS Victorious struck Petsamo and Kirkenes respectively on July 30, 1941. These two ports were used by the Gebirgs Korps Norge, and it was believed German shipping would be present.

The mission was intended as a surprise attack, which proved impossible in the midnight sun conditions in the high Arctic. The element of surprise was lost when the Fleet was sighted by a shadowing Do-18 shortly before the strike was launched. Furious launched 9 Albacores of 817 Squadron and three escort Fulmars of 801 Squadron in one flight and 9 Swordfish of 812 Squadron escorted by three Fulmars of 801 in a second flight against Petsamo. Arriving at the target, the harbor was nearly empty and flak was heavy. The Albacores claimed the sinking of one small steamer while the Swordfish destroyed several jetties. One Albacore and two Fulmars were lost to enemy fire.

HMS Victorious launched 12 Albacores from 827 Squadron, eight Albacores from 828 Squadron, and nine Fulmars from 809 Squadron, in two flights to hit Kirkenes. Fully alerted, the Luftwaffe was waiting at Kirkenes with a mixed force of Bf-109s and Bf-110s, and the strike was a disaster. The attackers claimed to have sunk one 2,000 ton steamer, set another afire, with minor damage ashore. The escorting Fulmars claimed two Bf-109s and one Bf-110 destroyed, but losses were severe, with 11 Albacores and two Fulmars shot down and eight other Albacores damaged. In the face of these losses, 827 Squadron ceased to exist.

One Albacore claimed to have shot down a Ju-87 at Kirkenes, which if true made it the only kill ever claimed by an Albacore. The Stuka was part of a flight returning to Kirkenes from a bombing raid against Murmansk and became involved in combat against the Albacores accidentally.