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A post-1943 Hood would surrender her own aircraft facilities

A refitted Hood would likely lose her organic aircraft capability once a growing carrier force could supply fleet aviation more effectively.

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Question

Would a refitted Hood retain her aircraft facilities after 1943?

Short answer

Probably not, because a larger carrier force would make organic aircraft on the battlecruiser less necessary.

Notes

A post-1943 Hood would probably lose her aircraft facilities. More carriers were entering service by then, reducing the need for a capital ship to operate its own aircraft. Removing the installation follows the growing separation between surface-combatant and carrier roles. The brief answer does not specify the rest of Hood's refit layout.