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What a Pacific-style deck park could add

A deck park might raise the sisters' capacity to roughly 60 or 70 aircraft, though Eastern Fleet service is more plausible than the British Pacific Fleet.

Question

How many aircraft might Courageous or Glorious carry with a deck park in the Pacific?

Short answer

Perhaps 60 to 70, though Eastern Fleet service is more plausible than deployment with the British Pacific Fleet.

Notes

The estimate separates physical capacity from likely deployment. Using the flight deck for parked aircraft could raise the total beyond the hangar-based figure. Eastern Fleet service is more plausible than service with the later British Pacific Fleet. The technical upper range therefore comes with an important operational caveat.