An early Sea Mosquito and the carrier air group it could create

What would earlier Sea Mosquito service, perhaps with Griffon engines, change?

It could create far more versatile carrier air groups and force larger hangars and lifts, while improving later carrier modernization prospects.

An aircraft like the Sea Mosquito entering service in the mid-1930s could shape Illustrious and Ark Royal before their designs were fixed. Larger lifts and hangars would accommodate the twin-engine aircraft and could ease later adaptation to jets. The suggested Illustrious air group is 36 Griffon-powered Sea Mosquitos, covering fighter and strike work, with torpedo operations conditional on successful development. Ark Royal is imagined with 60 aircraft, allowing a rotating fighter force, aircraft on alert, and a further dozen devoted to reconnaissance with radar. The scheme would offer heavier armament and more roles than the Fulmar. Heat and wet conditions remain a problem for wooden aircraft, though shipboard hangars and the absence of jungle termites are offered as advantages over tropical land bases.