Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Air Ministry

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  1. Operation Sea Lion: How bad could it have gone?
    6:50Night crossings and British night-fighting experienceChapter
  2. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:23:39Fleet Air Arm control and the argument over engine developmentNotable Point
  3. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:30:42Fleet Air Arm torpedo and dive-bombing paperQ&A
  4. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    1:05:22A larger carrier force could return the Fleet Air Arm earlierChapter
  5. Scuttlebutt 14: Aircraft Carriers
    24:23Bomber priorities shape naval aircraft engine supplyNotable Point
  6. Andrew Cunningham: Master of Deception
    2:36Restoring Reginald Henderson to the rearmament storyChapter
  7. What happpens if Admiral "Jackie" Fisher & Admiral R.G.H Henderson Swap Third Sea Lord Tenures?
    20:58Henderson's carrier doctrine and rearmament portfolioChapter
  8. What happpens if Admiral "Jackie" Fisher & Admiral R.G.H Henderson Swap Third Sea Lord Tenures?
    1:03:19Fisher confronts treaties, the Treasury, and the Air MinistryChapter
  9. What happpens if Admiral "Jackie" Fisher & Admiral R.G.H Henderson Swap Third Sea Lord Tenures?
    1:05:31Fisher attacks the Air Ministry and Treasury head-onNotable Point
  10. What happpens if Admiral "Jackie" Fisher & Admiral R.G.H Henderson Swap Third Sea Lord Tenures?
    1:15:16Fleet Air Arm control becomes a fight over budgets and doctrineNotable Point
  11. Fairey Barracuda: A Tale of Engine Metalurgy, Government Lethargy & Too Late Entropy
    48:12Air Ministry politics leave Britain short of dive bombersChapter
  12. Bruships 215 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:36:28A thousand-aircraft interwar Fleet Air ArmQ&A
  13. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    13:07Fleet Air Arm procurement and divided authorityNotable Point
  14. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    15:48Bomber priorities and the operator-engineer gapNotable Point
  15. Admiral Henderson's Dream? A Four Carrier Battle of Taranto...
    1:33:35Albacore and Skua reputations after TarantoNotable Point
  16. Sir Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt: WWI Royal Navy's Director of Naval Construction
    48:52Spare-engine accounting and the case for an independent air forceNotable Point
  17. Procurement for Peace: Second Draft
    38:26Air Ministry priorities show the damage of institutional neglectNotable Point
  18. Queen Bees: The almost 'Original Drones' from the 1930s
    38:06A Royal Navy remote-strike air group before 1939Notable Point
  19. Cruiser-borne aviation of the major navies; aspirations, doctrine & realities of this capability
    49:17How one service faction can unbalance an entire forceNotable Point
  20. Cruiser-borne aviation of the major navies; aspirations, doctrine & realities of this capability
    2:18:01Why the Walrus's light-strike ability stayed secondaryQ&A
  21. Tom's Cat: The Story of the F14 Tomcat
    48:23The Swordfish and the recurring one-airframe temptationNotable Point
  22. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:16:51Would larger carriers secure better aircraft?Q&A
  23. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:22:21Why the Fleet Air Arm welcomed American carrier aircraftQ&A
  24. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    44:50How did Air Ministry advice shape naval air defense?Q&A
  25. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    29:22An aircraft without an upgrade team falls behindNotable Point
  26. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    5:55War plans had to rest on current capabilityNotable Point
  27. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    15:45Split Fleet Air Arm control obstructed a tender programChapter
  28. Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:04:57How large Admiral-class hangars could reshape Fleet Air Arm aircraftQ&A
  29. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    1:21:23Could tenders have brought Catalinas into naval service before the war?Notable Point
  30. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    1:51:27Would tenders strengthen or distract from carrier aviation?Q&A
  31. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:06:22Why the seaplane-tender case lost in interwar procurementChapter
  32. Scuttlebutt 8: Beatty, Sopwith Cuckoos, Carriers & the Defence Debate...
    26:54Why the Air Ministry disliked the Sopwith CuckooQ&A
  33. @Drachinifel & Dr Clarke Discuss Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers that almost were! #2Historians ep 1
    20:13Why naval aero engineers needed direct links with industryNotable Point
  34. @Drachinifel & Dr Clarke Discuss Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers that almost were! #2Historians ep 1
    50:48Who paid for the interwar Fleet Air Arm?Notable Point
  35. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    2:46:21A Twin Wasp license cannot escape Air Ministry controlQ&A
  36. Death from Above? Germany develops the Fritz X Early - Patreon Premier
    16:39Air Ministry doctrine turns the Skua into a compromiseNotable Point
  37. What is an Escort Carrier to be for? Bogue & Ruler Classes - Why building Woolworths made sense!
    47:08Why Far East bomber reinforcement required sea transportNotable Point
  38. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    1:49:48Engine policy reshaped the Fairey BarracudaQ&A
  39. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    1:57:40Bomber-first policy left the Air Ministry correcting courseQ&A
  40. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    1:51:47Fixing the Barracuda's airframe failuresQ&A
  41. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    2:55:56Why the Blackburn Roc was not a true stopgapQ&A
  42. Carriers of the Planned War Fleets: How Shokaku, Implacables & Essexs reflect their Navys Doctrines
    36:03Why the Air Ministry began supporting carriersNotable Point
  43. What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!
    55:42Fleet Air Arm institutions shape Hermes's small air groupNotable Point
  44. Fairey Fulmar: innate soundness and competence but not the stuff of headlines
    6:04Why wartime procurement control sent the Royal Navy to AmericaNotable Point
  45. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    5:26Naval aircraft requirements pass through two ministriesNotable Point
  46. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    42:00Naval observers become the doctrine-building cadreChapter
  47. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    1:54:30Fleet Air Arm control returns amid procurement damageChapter
  48. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    1:59:34Engine allocation restricts naval fighter developmentNotable Point
  49. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    2:01:20Skua accuracy survives its fighter compromiseNotable Point
  50. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    2:18:25The Admiralty treats air work as an integral naval functionNotable Point
  51. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:19:45How British aircraft specifications shifted development riskChapter
  52. Douglas TBD Devastator: Not So Bad as History Says - Key Aircraft Series 1, Aircraft 6
    29:34Regular orders sustain an aircraft-design ecosystemChapter
  53. Patreon 95: Helios on Route- A lucky development of helicopters & appropriate tech in 1930s
    3:03:41Naval control of helicopters changes engine procurementQ&A
  54. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    2:45:14RAF treatment of Polish critics also reflected institutional defensivenessNotable Point
  55. What kind of Carrier do you need or want?
    20:40Why naval aviators need a direct engineering voiceNotable Point
  56. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    0:23How the Admiralty could have rescued Whittle's jet proposalChapter
  57. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    9:47Direct research links could turn Whittle's proposal into a joint programNotable Point
  58. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    19:32Naval purchasing power and Vickers' dive-bombing sightNotable Point
  59. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    1:27:39Bomber ideology channels turbine research into strike aircraftNotable Point
  60. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    1:46:43Joint research matters more than tidy institutional efficiencyNotable Point
  61. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    5:12A workable 1928 route to funding Frank WhittleChapter
  62. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    38:40Why Whittle might cooperate with larger firms in 1928Q&A
  63. Fairey Albacore: Oh bring back my Stringbag to me, to me - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 3
    13:52The specifications behind the AlbacoreChapter
  64. Blackburn Blackburn: The Ugliest Eyes of the Fleet Ever Seen - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 1
    18:31Blackburn production inside a divided aviation systemNotable Point
  65. Blackburn Blackburn: The Ugliest Eyes of the Fleet Ever Seen - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 1
    35:49The dual-rank system shaped who flew which missionsNotable Point
  66. Bruships 132: Questions till the Milk or Pancreas Runs Out
    1:31:06A G3-sized carrier could handle twin-engine aircraftQ&A
  67. A Naval Historian Reacts to: Battle cruisers in a modern navy… Well a WWII Navy
    2:28:48Why Royal Navy anti-aircraft fits still fell shortQ&A
  68. Unrotated Projectiles to Hypersonics: Some History & thoughts on Missiles as part of navies
    10:19The unrotated projectile as an aerial minefieldChapter
  69. Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:05:51How Air Ministry priorities weakened Fleet Air Arm enginesNotable Point
  70. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    2:44:43How Barracuda delays produced the Albacore stopgapNotable Point
  71. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    2:49:23The fictional Sea Lance and the real Barracuda programmeNotable Point
  72. Bruships 118: Unbuilt Battleships, Romans & French Strategic Philosophy
    2:29:31How engine allocation repeatedly reshaped the Fairey BarracudaQ&A
  73. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    3:56:36The Blackburn Roc arrived through the wrong doctrineQ&A
  74. The Romans are counter attack, the Numidians are coming for me, can we stabilise it?
    30:43Why interwar air-power arguments missed naval needsChapter
  75. Graf Zeppelin: Likely British Response (Key Ships Series 2, Ship 1 Bonus)
    31:15Graf Zeppelin and the case for better Fleet Air Arm fightersChapter
  76. Ship Shape & Running on Gas
    14:16Frank Whittle, the Air Ministry, and a naval-aviation counterfactualNotable Point
  77. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    3:28:57B-24 Liberators and procurement inertiaQ&A
  78. Royal Navy retains the 'Fleet Units' of Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 - an Alternate History
    37:15Separate naval procurement creates competitionNotable Point
  79. Royal Navy retains the 'Fleet Units' of Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 - an Alternate History
    1:18:41Why naval aircraft needed stronger enginesNotable Point
  80. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    25:44Engineering culture divided the RNAS from the RFCNotable Point
  81. Bruships 108: PLanned for Random Books off the Shelf & Chat
    26:14If the Royal Navy retained the Fleet Air ArmQ&A
  82. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI? Comment Response
    19:20Air Ministry politics and naval air powerChapter
  83. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI? Comment Response
    37:03Fleet Air Arm control and informal information networksQ&A
  84. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    8:24How interservice competition sustained naval aviationNotable Point
  85. Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:17:10An early Joffre and twin-engine carrier aircraftNotable Point
  86. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    2:20:09Why French air-service politics differed from BritainNotable Point
  87. Top 5 Inventions that came too Late
    5:12Henderson's 2,000-horsepower engine order for the Fleet Air ArmChapter
  88. Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    1:27:06Why the Royal Navy underestimated dive-bombingQ&A
  89. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    2:16:51Armor or a purpose-built naval Spitfire?Q&A
  90. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Aircraft Carriers (Long Patrol)
    1:12:31How carrier growth could reshape Fleet Air Arm controlNotable Point
  91. Bruships 75: Following the 614th Running the Gauntlet
    38:41Sea Fury delays and inter-service engine prioritiesQ&A
  92. Bruships 75: Following the 614th Running the Gauntlet
    1:13:36Why the Supermarine Walrus remained indispensableQ&A
  93. 1939 Destroyer Doctrine: Patreon 50 (Long Patrol)
    59:50Fleet Air Arm bureaucracy and the missing 4.5-inch gunQ&A
  94. Patreon 50: 1939 Destroyer Doctrine of the combatant navies & Where did it come from?
    2:32:57Air attack forced British destroyer armament to changeNotable Point
  95. How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII? (Long Patrol)
    1:10:51The Fleet Air Arm's interservice translation problemNotable Point
  96. Bruships 61 - Ship Design; Sci-fi, Wooden & Steel, and some Naval History Questions
    29:04How Air Ministry choices shaped the Roc and SkuaNotable Point
  97. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    26:40Why Air Ministry priorities constrained the Fleet Air ArmChapter
  98. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    1:45:18Why Gloster was chosen over Supermarine's Type 224Q&A
  99. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    2:15:07The Skua's accurate dive bombing and limited powerChapter
  100. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    2:26:39Why Blackburn was well placed to win naval aircraft workQ&A
  101. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    2:41:10Bomber doctrine, not malice, set Air Ministry prioritiesQ&A
  102. Patreon 34: Inter-war Naval Aircraft Development - what could have been?
    3:03:21The Spanish Civil War challenged bomber-first assumptionsQ&A
  103. A Book or Two to Review (11): Skua! The Royal Navy's Dive Bomber
    4:25International sight development and Air Ministry resistanceChapter
  104. A Book or Two to Review (11): Skua! The Royal Navy's Dive Bomber
    6:01A moving-warship requirement diluted at committeeNotable Point
  105. A Book or Two to Review (11): Skua! The Royal Navy's Dive Bomber
    21:00Blackburn development and the limits of surviving evidenceNotable Point
  106. Supemarine Aircraft of the Interwar: Long Patrol Part 3/3 Scapa to Type 322
    23:11Leadership change narrows Supermarine's wartime choicesNotable Point
  107. Supemarine Aircraft of the Interwar: Long Patrol Part 3/3 Scapa to Type 322
    26:19Radar forces the Air Ministry toward fighter defenceNotable Point
  108. Supemarine Aircraft of the Interwar: Long Patrol Part 1/3 Sea Lion 1-Sea Lion 2
    32:38The Royal Navy's Seagull order kept Supermarine in businessChapter
  109. The Fairey Story - Part 4 of 4: Into WWII
    12:31The institutional gap behind Albacore procurementNotable Point
  110. The Fairey Story - Part 3 of 4: The Difficult Next Generation
    27:28The 21 stages from an aircraft requirement to productionChapter
  111. The Fairey Story - Part 3 of 4: The Difficult Next Generation
    31:32Fleet Air Arm needs passed through Admiralty and Air Ministry layersNotable Point
  112. The Fairey Story Anew...
    1:36:38British dive-bombing leadership yields to the heavy-bomber doctrineNotable Point
  113. The Fairey Story Anew...
    1:55:33How interwar aircraft prototype competitions workedQ&A
  114. The Fairey Story Anew...
    1:58:42Privately funded prototypes put aircraft companies' capital at riskQ&A
  115. The Fairey Story Anew...
    2:29:43How Admiralty requirements passed through the Air MinistryQ&A
  116. Blackburn Skua - 2 Minutes
    0:14How the Royal Navy shaped the Skua specificationChapter
  117. Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)
    57:20Operational requirements bridge Admiralty and Air Ministry controlNotable Point
  118. Specification: M.1/30 - Genesis of a Legend - 2 Minutes (ish)
    1:51Defining the Fleet's future strike aircraftNotable Point
  119. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    26:23Six-inch guns as an anti-aircraft barrage weaponNotable Point
  120. Sloops during the Inter-War – what were they for?
    1:12:36Did contemporaries recognize Henderson's influence?Q&A