Mike,

Truth sometimes is stranger than fiction...

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José Herculano

and even sent them away via catapult shots!

I could be wrong but I suspect they were actually deck-launched. I know of
no fittings (bridle hooks, etc.) on such aircraft that would allow
catapult launches.

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Mike Kanze