Dauntless and Dragon completed with large hangars incorporated into their bridge structures. The class also received flying-off positions around the forward gun mounting, showing an effort to operate aircraft directly from light cruisers. The arrangement did not last long in service. The short-lived installation records an early Royal Navy experiment with organic aviation on light cruisers.
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Bridge hangars and flying-off positions
Dauntless and Dragon carried large bridge-structure hangars, while the class's short-lived flying-off positions reveal an early experiment in cruiser aviation.