Catapulted Collection

A glider catapulted into the air

RAF Supermarine Walrus, Amphibian Airplane being catapulted from HMS Sheffield Date: 1938

Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher-designed as a scout to be catapulted from warships, many operated from shore bases on coastal patrols

Twiss, Peter test pilot flew Hurricanes catapulted from merchantman

Heinkel He 60 -designed to to be catapulted from cruisers, the type had been replaced in this role with the He 114 by 1939 However some He 60 stayed in patrol use until 1943

Edo XOSE-1 -another one-off scout meant to be carried and catapulted from warships that never made it into production

Arado Ar 196A originally designed to be catapulted off warships, this over water patrol type was loved by its crews

Merchant Ship Fighter Unit by G. H. Davis
The Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) at work during the Second World War: a system which was able to defeat the long-range bomber

Catapulted aeroplanes by G. H. Davis
Catapulted aeroplanes help to protect the merchant service during the Second World War. Merchant ships carrying their own fighter planes, proving themselves a match for the four-engined

North American Vigilante being catapulted off the USS Sa?
North American Vigilante being catapulted off the USS Saratoga

A Grumman Hellcat pilotless aircraft is catapulted away
A Grumman Hellcat pilotless aircraft is catapulted off the carrier Shangri-La, off San Diego, California, during tests, c.September 1952

Junkers Ju46 of Lufthansa shortly after being catapulted
Junkers Ju46 of Lufthansa, shortly after being catapulted from the SS Bremen

Junkers Ju46 D-2244 of Lufthansa
Junkers Ju46, D-2244, of Lufthansa, shortly after being catapulted from the SS Europa

A Vought F8U-1 Crusader is catapulted off the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

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