Fujimi 1\700 Akagi flight deck

If you're referring to the structure which spans the deck just aft of the forward elevator, I believe it's a crash barrier.

Hello;

there is actually 2 strutures like this, one aft of the forward elevator and a smaller one in front of the elevator. The reason I am asking is I am looking at models showing these raised with planes on the deck looking like there ready to take off. Why would these be raised in front of the planes.

Bill

Upon further investigation, it seems these structures are actually windbreaks/deflectors, not the crash barrier as I previously thought.

Thanks for the info, that makes sense because the planes always took off into the wind,so I would guess they raised them when readying the planes and then lowered them for takeoff.

Bill