Originally Posted by
sunnybunny
didn’t some hurricanes land on HMS glorious when being evacuated from Norway?
Yes, they had sandbags in the tail to allow full braking on landing - I think these were the first monoplane fighters landed on a carrier without a hook.
Also Gladiators came aboard
Shortly after Glorious was sunk by Scharnhorst and
Gneisenau - sinking and lack of rescue for many survivors was a SNAFU