Today we continue to explore the development of French bombing aircraft in the interwar period.

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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-L...
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-ine...


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...)

Useful Websites
http://hud607.fire.prohosting.com/unc... (an excellent explaination for the nationalisation of the French aircraft industry)
https://www.asisbiz.com/Battles/BOF-a... (a good at-a-glance coverage of the battle of France)

0:00 Intro
1:43 Path to an independent Air Force
13:47 The BCR Concept Renewed
22:25 The BCR Concept Abandoned
31:20 Amiot 144
32:29 Farman F.420
34:47 Bloch MB.130
38:26 Breguet 460
42:05 Potez 540
47:56 France Struggles To Make New Bombers
58:09 Nationalising The French Aircraft Industry
01:11:07 The Rush To Re-Arm
01:13:43 Amiot 354
01:17:56 Bloch MB.131
01:19:51 Bloch MB.170
1:22:20 Liore et Olivier LeO 451
1:27:54 Chaos and Defeat