Brown credits Audacity with striking a severe blow against Condor operations. Her short service ended when U-751 sank her after a running battle involving U-boats and Condors. His account contrasts the desperate use of catapult-launched Hurricanes on merchant ships with escort carriers that could sustain fighter operations. Audacity and her successors began to reduce the Condor's effectiveness. Brown nevertheless retained respect for an improvised combat aircraft that had caused serious trouble over the Atlantic.
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Escort carriers reduced the Condor threat despite Audacity's loss
Audacity's short service demonstrated sustained escort-carrier fighter protection while leaving Brown with respect for the Condor as an opponent.