Is it true that in World War 2 Britain launched aircraft from catapults on convoy ships to shoot down the German Focke-Wulf bombers and then ditch save pilot?

The only use of aircraft catapults on merchant ships during the war was the use of Hurricanes launched from the Russian supplied vessels. These flew defensive operations against German aircraft attacking the Atlantic Convoys.

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