HMS Illustrious 1942 — 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal

CV Illustrious 1942 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal This 1-1800 scale flight deck decal is designed for WWII Royal Navy miniature warship collections and naval wargaming.
Detailed 1-1800 scale waterslide deck decal representing CV Illustrious 1942. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
 
Historical Information
HMS Illustrious was the lead ship of the Royal Navy’s armored-deck Illustrious class. Commissioned in 1940, she became famous when her aircraft attacked the Italian fleet at Taranto. Despite severe bomb damage in the Mediterranean, Illustrious returned to service and later operated in the Indian Ocean and with British carrier forces against Japan.
 
Key Historical Details:
Commissioned: 25 May 1940
Class: Illustrious class
Number in Class: 4
Primary Theater: Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific
Major Operation: Taranto; Malta convoys; Diego Suarez; Salerno; Sabang; Palembang; Okinawa
Aircraft Complement: 36 aircraft as built; wartime complements increased as operating practices changed
Final Disposition: Decommissioned in 1955 and sold for scrapping in 1956
Unique Detail: Lead ship of the Royal Navy’s armored-deck Illustrious class; her aircraft carried out the successful 1940 strike on the Italian fleet at Taranto.
 
 
Model Compatibility
This decal is specifically sized for Ghukek miniature 3D-printed ships.
Miniatures from different manufacturers may vary in flight-deck dimensions, elevator placement, weapons positions, island location, and other structural details, so decals are not automatically interchangeable between manufacturers.