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The Hurricats purpose was to defend convoys against attack by the FW-200s and U-Boats. The Hurricats where Hurricane MK.Is lanched from a crude catapult device using a rato system. The plan was for theses Hurricats to fly up and shoot down the enemy planes and ditch near the convoy and the pilot was rescued and in some cases the plane was salvaged and used again. The Hurricat Program was a stopgap until longer range ships and planes could cover the convoys that traveled between the United States and Great Britian.