So what if at the end of WWII Britain cancelled all of the Audacious and Centaur class carriers due to being flat broke. The Colossus and Majestic class are continued because they're either nearly complete or there is a potential export market for them. The government knows jets are the future and that it's likely that the cancelled carriers would need to be adapted to operate them, which is how they justify the cancellation.
By 1948 and the Berlin Airlift this choice is looking less wise than it did in 1945.
By 1949 and the Soviets detonating their first A Bomb it looks like it might have been a mistake.
June 1950 Oh ***k war in Korea and a Communist China, now what do we do?
By 1948 and the Berlin Airlift this choice is looking less wise than it did in 1945.
By 1949 and the Soviets detonating their first A Bomb it looks like it might have been a mistake.
June 1950 Oh ***k war in Korea and a Communist China, now what do we do?