The scenario does not require the Royal Navy to block the RAF outright. Instead, Jellicoe, Beatty, and the Admiralty make a specific operational case for retaining aircraft that operate from ships, including scouts and Sopwith Cuckoo torpedo aircraft, plus selected personnel intended for future carriers. A few dozen aircraft form an essential fleet component while the new service receives most wartime aviation. This makes the compromise politically difficult but plausible.
Chapter · 28:00-30:13
A politically plausible fleet-air compromise
The proposed settlement retains a small ship-operating aviation core, including scouts and Cuckoo torpedo aircraft, while leaving most aviation to the new air service.