A Plane So Bad It Was Brilliant

How did naval aviation develop out of The First World War? Why was the Fairey Swordfish so good? What is the nickname of a Fairey Swordfish? Join James Holland and Al Murray for part 1 of this exploration of the Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber, and the brave crews of the Fleet Air Arm who achieved incredible victories in an 'obsolete' airframe. WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk Listen: linktr.ee/wehaveways 00:10 What the Fairey Swordfish actually was 03:18 The Navy as Britain’s traditional cutting-edge tech service (Pepys, Nelson, longitude, etc.) 04:23 Early roles for naval aviation 12:01 Birth of the aircraft carrier 24:05 Adoption of the Fairey Swordfish and why the “string bag” was so versatile 29:48 Countdown to Taranto 32:03 Admiral Pound, HMS Glorious and the rediscovery of pre-war Taranto plans 33:52 Operation Catapult and Mers-el-Kébir 38:52 The focus turns to Italy 50:27 Layout of Taranto harbour 57:13 Planning Judgment: Trafalgar Day