Comments by "doveton sturdee" (@dovetonsturdee7033) on "Military Aviation History"
channel.
-
2
-
Fairly good. Only one pilot from a Cam Ship Hurricane was lost in action. FO JB Kendal, of SS Empire Morn, on 26 April, 1942, after shooting down a Ju88 and driving off a Blohm & Voss 138. He died from injuries sustained when baling out of his aircraft.
There weren't many actual launches, only nine in total, resulting in four Condors, four He111s, and one Ju88 being shot down, and one aircraft damaged. One Hurricane, again launched from Empire Morn, in support of PQ18, landed safely in Russia.
The Royal Navy also had five similar vessels, known as 'Fighter Catapult Ships' equipped with either a Hurricane or a Fulmar. The Hurricane flown by Lt R. Everett, RNVR, shot down a Condor on 3 August, 1941.
2
-
2
-
2
-
2
-
2
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
Winkle Brown didn't launch from a Cam ship, but from the first escort carrier, HMS Audacity. There were nine combat launches from Cam ships, resulting in the death of one pilot, Flying Officer Kendal, from Empire Morn, on 26 April, 1942, in support of Arctic convoy PQ12. In total, Cam ships launches destroyed four Condors, four He111s & one Ju88. One of the He111s was shot down by Kendal. 8 aircraft were lost, the ninth, launched from Empire Morn in support of PQ18, landed safely in Russia.
1