Fairey Albacore | A failed Swordfish replacement?

The Fairey Albacore was intended to replace the Fairey Swordfish. Instead, some Albacore crews found themselves being transferred back to Swordfish for the final battles against German E-Boats, submarines and coastal forces in the last years of World War II.
The Albacore entered service in 1940, during the height of the Battle of Britain. This meant resources were stretched thin even before the Fleet Air Arm's logistics storage centre at Coventry was bombed. The resulting lack of spares and equipment considerably slowed the rollout of the Albacore to front-line squadrons.
But the Albacore was also plagued by a number of technical problems, including engine reliability troubles. Meanwhile, the Swordfish proved to be an easily accessible fallback option.
Ultimately, the Swordfish was a highly effective aircraft.
Despite its apparently old design, it represented the peak of its technological era. And it had repeatedly proven itself in combat, including during the famous night attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto in 1940 and in all-weather anti-submarine operations in the North Atlantic.
Finally, the Fairey Barracuda was also under development. It was far more technologically advanced than the Albacore and was to enter service in 1943. This, and the arrival of the excellent Grumman Avenger, saw the Albacore largely relegated to secondary roles.


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CONTENTS

0:00 INTRODUCTION
0:21 Anthony Rushworth-Lund
1:00 William Coster
1:43 Bruce Vibert
2:32 Ian Templer
3:34 George Meacham
5:16 Aircraft Recognition - Fairey Albacore

5:59 AIRCREW
6:06 John Fay
6:40 Alan Hufford
7:39 Bruce Vibert
8:02 Alan Hufford
9:10 Aircraft Recognition - Fairey Albacore

9:54 THE COCKPIT
10:02 John Fay
11:17 Eric Rickman
12:25 Alan Hufford
13:03 Aircraft Recognition - Fairey Albacore

13:35 PERFORMANCE
13:42 Eric Rickman
15:11 Lionel Hooke
16:42 George Meacham
19:00 Aircraft Recognition - Fairey Albacore

19:51 USER EXPERIENCE
19:59 John Fay
23:50 Eric Rickman
30:00 Aircraft Recognition - Fairey Albacore

31:23 EPILOGUE
31:30 George Rutherford
32:40 Alan Hufford
34:48 Eric Rickman


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