Belfast's aircraft remained an auxiliary part of a cruiser design. Paper proposals varied from four to six aircraft, depending on the stage of discussion and how boxed machines, hangar spaces, and a catapult position were counted. These arrangements did not require reorganizing the whole ship around its aviation facilities. In practice, two aircraft were usually operated.
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Belfast's aircraft remained an auxiliary cruiser function
Belfast design studies varied the number of reconnaissance aircraft, but aviation never became the organizing principle of the cruiser as it did aboard Tone.