Japanese carriers could list several crated spare aircraft, while German ships sometimes carried a single crated machine for replacement parts. Graf Zeppelin's planned reserves created a more serious question: where would the crates be stored without obstructing the working hangar? The ship may have needed a separate hangar annex comparable to Joffre's arrangements. Crated reserves raised practical questions of storage volume, maintenance access, and working-hangar space.
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Graf Zeppelin's crated-aircraft storage problem
Graf Zeppelin's planned reserve aircraft looked useful on paper but demanded storage space that the carrier struggled to provide.