03.08.2008, 23:30
In general, serviceable planes were refuelled and reloaded on the flight deck. They were tied down to deck fastenings when not in action.
There is a great video of actual USN deck crew activities at Zeno's Warbirds Videos if you search for it. It explains a lot (including why the rows of aircraft actually WOULD have been so neat - it really matters when you have inches of clearance between planes!).
The elevator is to take damaged aircraft down to the workshop for repair. This (like many ground/deck operations) is not very modelable given there are no ground/deck crew in game.
There is a great video of actual USN deck crew activities at Zeno's Warbirds Videos if you search for it. It explains a lot (including why the rows of aircraft actually WOULD have been so neat - it really matters when you have inches of clearance between planes!).
The elevator is to take damaged aircraft down to the workshop for repair. This (like many ground/deck operations) is not very modelable given there are no ground/deck crew in game.