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Old 5 February 2003, 08:07 PM   #2 (permalink)
FrankHipper
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Willy,
Not that I know of, but the British mounted "flying off platforms" on the turrets of their battleships of the Grand Fleet. These operated Camels for the most part. Aircraft were ditched at sea after operations with pilots being (hopefully) recovered by escorting ships.Specially developed hydroplanes were mounted on undercarriage crossmembers to aid in ditching.