Sea Hawks served as daylight fighter-attack aircraft, while Sea Venoms covered night and all-weather fighting. Skyraiders supplied airborne early warning, Gannets covered anti-submarine work, and the Wyvern added a night-capable strike option. The strike force used concentrated attacks against air defences, airfields, and infrastructure before shifting aircraft to close support for troops ashore. Airborne warning pushed the radar screen and combat air patrol forward so Egyptian aircraft could be intercepted well short of the carriers. The air group worked as a set of specialised and mutually supporting capabilities rather than a collection of interchangeable fighters.
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How the Suez carrier air group divided its jobs
The Suez-era air group split daylight attack, night fighting, early warning, and anti-submarine work among specialised aircraft.