Posted by Paul on 3/27/2022, 9:24 am, in reply to "Re: Hull numbers for US Carriers."
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Neptun mistakenly put deck numbers on earlier models of YORKTOWN and WASP. It’s not uncommon to see models in this and other scales of these, plus LEXINGTON and HORNET with numbers. All those are in error. None of them ever had flight deck numbers.  Previous MessageThank you Paul. I know the pre-war letters part. I also have seen numbers on various models of carriers pre-1943. Neptun has been doing this and it's not recent. My Neptun Yortown, which I purchased in the '90's, had a numbered deck (I have since replaced it). Incorrect? I am trying to decide whether to create my own decal for my '43 Essex which is in MS21. Previous MessagePre-War carriers did not have numbers on their decks. They had letters. These disappeared when decks were stained dark blue. Numbers first appeared on flight decks starting in mid-1943. Previous MessageA piggy back on an earlier discussion. During WW2, did US Carriers continue to show their hull numbers on flight decks even when stained (as with MS21, etc.).? I see numerous plastic models where this is the case but very little photographic evidence of this on actual carriers themselves. Maybe I'm not seeing things correctly or the numbers are too faint? I am guessing they did in order to avoid identification errors by pilots. Can someone pls clarify? |
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