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French Naval Aviation

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French🇫🇷 Naval Aviation in 2021 || Force maritime de l'aéronautique navale

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French Air Force and French Naval Aviation [4K]

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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts operations with French naval aviation aircraft.

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Power of French Naval Aviation

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French Naval Aviation Visits U.S. Carrier

French Naval Aviation is the naval air arm of the French Navy. The long-form official designation is Force maritime de l'aéronautique navale. Born as a fusion of carrier squadrons and the naval patrol air force, the Aéronavale was created in 1912. The force is under the command of a flag officer officially named Admiral of Naval Aviation (ALAVIA) with his headquarters at Toulon naval base. It has a strength of around 6,800 military and civilian personnel. It operates from four airbases in Metropolitan France and several detachments in foreign countries or French overseas territories. Carrier-borne pilots of the French navy do their initial training at Salon-de-Provence Air Base after which they undergo their carrier qualification with the US Navy.