The Development of French Interwar Bombers Pt 1 - When Greenhouses Go To War

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Today we're exploring the development of French bombing aircraft in the interwar period. Want to support the channel? I have a Patreon here - https://patreon.com/rexshangar Want to join the community? Visit our Discord - https://discord.gg/GMQkpeccjc Recommended reading: French Bombers of WWII by Jose Fernandez - https://amzn.to/3RNiAwl The Rise and Fall of the French Air Force by Greg Baughen - https://amzn.to/3toeWQh French Aircraft of the First World War by James Davilla and Arthur Soltan - https://amzn.to/482YUdL French Aircraft From 1939 to 1942 Vol 1 & 2 by Dominique Breffort & Andre Jouinau - https://amzn.to/3Ty9QM8 & https://amzn.to/3Twva4l Les Avions Potez by Jean Louis Coroller and Michel Ledet - https://amzn.to/3v80mNp Les Avions Breguet Vol.1 and Vol.2 by Henri Lacaze- https://amzn.to/4778CKS Les Avions Farman by Jean Liron - https://www.amazon.fr/Avions-Farman-LIRON-DOCAVIA-N%C2%B021/dp/B083MSPM58 Les Avions Bernard by Jean Liron - https://amzn.to/48q7mU0 The Command of the Air by Giulio Douhet - https://amzn.to/472zfjX Guerra agli inermi ed Aviazione d'assalto (War on the defenseless and assault aviation) by Amedeo Mecozzi - https://www.amazon.it/Guerra-agli-inermi-aviazione-dassalto/dp/B00GVXZNIO Published Journal Articles The Strategic Dream: French Air Doctrine in the Inter-War Period, 1919-39 by Robert J. Young (https://www.jstor.org/stable/260291 ) Douhet's Antagonist: Amedeo Mecozzi (https://www.jstor.org/stable/26276033?read-now=1&seq=1 ) 0:00 Intro 1:28 A brief summary of French Bomber development 7:08 French Bombers in WWI 13:09 WWI French Bombing Doctrine 18:53 Interwar bombers - Farman Goliath 27:49 Latécoère 6 30:47 Dyle et Bacalan DB-10 34:12 The Tactical Bombers - Breguet 19 39:18 Potez 25 41:55 A Shift In Aerial Doctrine 44:26 Lioré et Olivier LeO 20 49:15 Yet Another Shift In Aerial Doctrine 59:12 The "Battle-Combat-Reconnaissance Plane" Obsession Begins 01:03:16 Blériot 127 01:06:38 Blériot 137 01:08:20 SPCA 30 01:12:09 Bréguet 410 01:15:43 Amiot 140 / Amiot 143 01:22:05 "Heavy" Bombers - SAB AB.20/21 01:25:41 Bernard 82 "Repraisal Bomber" 01:28:22 Farman F.220 / F.222 etc 01:32:49 Bloch MB.200 Medium Bomber 01:37:15 Closing Remarks and Source Material