Curtiss P-40 of the 325th Fighter group catapulted from the deck of the USS Ranger in January 1943

Curtiss P-40 of the 325th Fighter group catapulted from the deck of the USS Ranger in January 1943. It is to my knowledge one of the few if not the only catapult of P-40. A similar case has already been seen with p47s in order to provide air support during a capture of an Japanese airfield.