Did Ark Royal have ventilation problems in the Far East?
Short answerThat premise is mistaken: Ark Royal was lost in the Mediterranean. The concern described here was a prediction that a steel hangar would become excessively hot.
NotesArk Royal did not reach the Far East before her loss in the Mediterranean. The concern raised here was that a large steel hangar would behave like an oven. That prediction should be distinguished from an observed ventilation failure during a deployment she never made.