Re: Fighters

ScottSaylo@aol.com wrote:

> Or how about the Merchat Auxilliary Carriers which had a Hurricane or
two
> mounted on a catapult with NO retrieval access at all.

...and the Hurris in question had all been heavily used in combat, were
time-expired airframes good for 1-2 flights before scrapping in any
event. With clapped-out engines, few could do more than 75% of their
maximum rated speed anyway. All that was "expended" was a tonne or so of
high-value scrap metal (and all too often, the pilot...).

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