The Hurricats: The Fighters that Could Not ReturnBeskriver hvorledes den engelske Fleet Air Arm forsøgte at beskytte egen konvojsejlads ved at benytte skibsbaserede jagerfly med katapultstart. |
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Acknowledgements 69 | 6 |
Frustration and Failure | 20 |
Catapult Ships under Fire | 42 |
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30 Mission Admiralty ahead Air Ministry aircraft airfield Archangel Arctic convoys astern Atlantic attack bale-out Battle of Britain began Bob Everett bombers bombs bridge British Burr burst Camship Captain catapult climbed cloud cockpit column Condor crews Condor pilot crate cruiser destroyers dinghy dived Empire Lawrence Empire Morn Empire Tide enemy engine escort vessels Everett Faulks feet Fighter Catapult Ships Fighter Command Fleet Air Arm flying Focke-Wulf Focke-Wulf 200 force Fulmar German Gibraltar Gostelow gunners guns Harpham Heinkel Heinkel 111s Hvalfjord interception Kanin Point Keg Ostrov Kendal knew later launching Luftwaffe Mallett Maplin Meanwhile merchant ships miles minutes MSFU Murmansk naval North officer operational parachute picked Pinkerton plane Popov port position radar reconnaissance rockets sailed Sanders sea crew Sea Hurricane seemed sighted signal soon Speke squadron starboard target Taylor throttle torpedo Turley-George turned U-boats Varley Walker weather wing