Talk:FM-2/@comment-1915363-20180129093010/@comment-26111194-20180130050033

She did operate F4F-4s in combat, but I believe by the time the FM-2 was in service, she was relegated to aircraft ferrying duties to land bases which didn't have the space restrictions of escort carriers (that warranted a stripped-down compromise like the FM-2). She spent her later war years hauling around loads of full-sized aircraft and her catapult was upgraded to allow her to launch (but not recover) large planes. Late war photos of her show her hauling around Hellcats, Thunderbolts and even Mitchell bombers. Maybe she did ferry FM-2s, but I can't find any photos of her doing so.