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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 2001.The ship was laid down for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy during World War II as HMS Vengeance, was completed shortly before the war's end, and did not see combat.
FAB P-16 Tracker planes on the deck of the NAeL Minas Gerais after the dispute was resolved. The embarked aviation issue (or embarked aviation problem) was a dispute between the Brazilian Navy (MB) and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) over the aircraft that would operate on board the aircraft carrier Minas Gerais, acquired in 1956.
The VF-1 squadron even operated from Minas Gerais, but its deck was too limited for the Skyhawks and they would have difficulties in landing, forcing the aircraft carrier to operate close to the coast. Shortly after its last modernization, Minas Gerais was replaced by the French aircraft carrier Foch, acquired in 2000 and designated NAe São Paulo.
Minas Gerais was the last of the Second World War-era light aircraft carriers to leave service, and at the time of her decommissioning was the oldest active aircraft carrier in the world. [ 8 ] [ 68 ] The carrier was marked for sale in 2002, and was actively sought after by British naval associations for return to England and preservation as a ...
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