bill riddle wrote:
>

> Arresting gear yes. But, did WWII CVE’s have catapaults? I thought
> they were exclusively deckrun takeoff. Just my impression … I
> really don’t know. But I am sure some one on the list will have the
> authoritative answer.

Definitely, preferred method for launchign on the slower CVE’s,
especially of heavily laden TBF/TBM aircraft.

Catapult visible in this photo:

http://www.uss-salem.org/navhist/carriers/images/usa/cve57.jpg

-Brooks