The experimental Bedford Arrays* on HMS Illustrious
were basically made out of scaffolding. Having-at Lusty's flight deck tramlines with the trusty Black and Decker to make some holes to fit flush lights was not deemed appropriate.
*Both of 'em. Only one was used at a time. If we had been able to install flush lights we'd only have installed one array.
Originally Posted by
glad rag
Wondered what all the scaffolding was ...