Foch (French pronunciation: [fɔʃ]) was the second Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier that served with the French Navy from 1963 to 2000. The carrier was...
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The Clemenceau-class aircraft carriers are a pair of aircraft carriers, Clemenceau and Foch, which served in the French Navy from 1961 until 2000. From...
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Clemenceau (French pronunciation: [klemɑ̃so]) was the French Navy's sixth aircraft carrier and the lead ship of her class. The carrier served from 1961...
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PA2 (French: Porte-Avions 2, "Aircraft Carrier 2") was a planned aircraft carrier under development by Thales Naval France and DCNS for the French Navy...
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French cruiser Foch, a French Navy ship sunk in 1942 French aircraft carrier Foch, a French Navy ship sold to Brazil in 2000 AMX-50 Foch, a long-range...
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French Navy have borne the name Foch: French cruiser Foch, a Suffren-class cruiser launched in 1929 and scuttled in 1942 French aircraft carrier Foch...
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Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy. The ship, commissioned in 2001, is the tenth French aircraft carrier, the first French nuclear-powered surface vessel...
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of significant operating costs; Brazil instead purchased the French aircraft carrier Foch, which was renamed São Paulo. All four ships have been struck...
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list of aircraft carriers of France. Fifteen aircraft carriers have served the navy or been proposed since the 1910s. As of 2024, one French carrier—Charles...
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light aircraft carrier in service from 1953 to 1960 Clemenceau class Clemenceau: aircraft carrier in service from 1961 to 1997 Foch: aircraft carrier in...
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Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier in service with the Brazilian Navy. São Paulo was first commissioned in 1963 by the French Navy as Foch and was transferred...
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advent of heavier-than-air flight, the aircraft carrier has become a decisive weapon at sea. In 1911 aircraft began to be successfully launched and landed...
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Ferdinand Foch (/fɒʃ/ FOSH, French: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ fɔʃ]; 2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929) was a French general, Marshal of France and a member of the Académie...
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The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier, commonly referred to as the British Light Fleet Carrier, was a light aircraft carrier design created by the Royal...
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done. They are usually used on aircraft carriers as a form of assisted take off. In the form used on aircraft carriers the catapult consists of a track...
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Rico, the squadron operated against French Super Étendard and F-8 Crusaders from the French aircraft carrier Foch. On 10 August 1990, eight days after...
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Second Egyptian helicopter carrier. 2017 14 February – Brazilian aircraft carrier São Paulo (A12) (Ex-French aircraft carrier Foch (R99)) retires from service...
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portrayed himself as a reporter for CNN from the deck of the French aircraft carrier Foch in the 1995 film Crimson Tide, providing the opening newscast...
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USS Forrestal (category Forrestal-class aircraft carriers)
working with USS Nimitz and the French aircraft carrier Foch to defend against simulated "enemy" ships and aircraft. During this sea period, two separate...
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Dassault Rafale (category Carrier-based aircraft)
vehicle flew approaches to the carrier Clemenceau, and also tested for coordination with Foch. By 1987, the aircraft had been flown by Air Force, Navy...
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Multinational Force in Lebanon (category Articles containing French-language text)
the 1st inter-arm Foreign and French Brigade, 4 Foreign Legion Regiments, 28 French Armed Forces regiments including French and Foreign paratroopers, units...
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Vought F4U Corsair (category Carrier-based aircraft)
modern aircraft carriers, Clemenceau and Foch, had entered service with the French Navy and with them a new generation of jet-powered combat aircraft. Corsairs...
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Foch was the third unit of the Suffren class. She entered service in 1931 and spent the interwar period in the Mediterranean. September 1939 found her...
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NAeL Minas Gerais (pennant number A 11) was a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier operated by the Marinha do Brasil (MB, Brazilian Navy) from 1960 until...
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aircraft carrier to operate close to the coast. Shortly after its last modernization, Minas Gerais was replaced by the French aircraft carrier Foch,...
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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (category Carrier-based aircraft)
the surplus French aircraft carrier Foch (R99) on 15 November 2001. Renamed Brazilian aircraft carrier São Paulo (A12), the "new" carrier received extensive...
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commission, including 8 major surface combatants, 4 submarines, 1 helicopter carrier, 2 amphibious warfare vessels and 23 auxiliary ships. This list presents...
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Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard (category Carrier-based aircraft)
Étendard (Étendard is French for "battle flag", cognate to English "standard") is a French carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft designed by Dassault-Breguet...
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Bréguet 1050 Alizé (category Carrier-based aircraft)
aircraft flying off the carrier Foch. The last Alizé was withdrawn from service in 2000 with the retirement of the Foch. France French Navy French Naval...
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the cruisers Foch, Algérie, Dupleix and Colbert, bombarded Genoa, supported by French Naval Aviation. In 1940, after the fall of France, the Royal Navy...
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