Could Firefly target drones have been used in the way HMS Argus was intended to operate Queen Bees?
Short answerPotentially; Argus was already functioning as a drone carrier before World War II, and the concept could have evolved toward guided attack aircraft.
NotesFairey Firefly U.8 and U.9 target drones could potentially have filled the role envisaged for the Queen Bees associated with HMS Argus. Argus's drone-carrier work dates to 1938-39, well before present-day claims about the first UAV carrier. The Queen Bee program also provides the connection to the term drone. Further development could have turned remotely controlled aircraft into weapons flown into their targets. A carrier operating such aircraft would resemble the proposed Argus with carrier-launched buzz bombs, though this remains an unrealized possibility.