French Aircraft Carrier Foch Puns

Two French Navy Etendards IV flying by the Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch near Vaira'o, Tahiti, 1968. [3894×3129]

[2048 x 1536]Three aircraft carriers are underway in formation during the joint exercise Dragon Hammer '92. They include, from foreground: the Italian carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (C-551), the French carrier Foch (R-99) and the Spanish carrier Principe de Asturias (R-11).

[1024x1453] French aircraft carriers Clemenceau (R98) and Foch (R99)

[640x422] Two British Sea Harrier from squadron 801 and a Sea King onboard the French aircraft carrier Foch (R99), 1980

[750x503] French Aircraft carrier Foch (R99) leaving Vairao, Tahiti, November 1966

[1858 x 1506]French aircraft carrier Foch (R99) underway in the Mediterranean Sea, May 29, 1973

Brazilian Aircraft Carrier São Paulo, former French Clemenceau Class Foch, she served in France from 1963-2000 and in Brazil from 2000-2017, As of February 2020, there is an effort to turn the ship into a museum [1600x1003]

[1204 x 722] French aircraft carriers Foch and Clemenceau in 1977

An Aéronavale Dassault Super Étendard armed with an AM39 Exocet missile launching from the French aircraft carrier Foch (R99) off the coast of Lebanon, in 1983. Date 8 January 1983

An Aéronavale Dassault Super Étendard armed with an AM39 Exocet missile launching from the French aircraft carrier Foch (R99) off the coast of Lebanon, in 1983. Date 8 January 1983

[1280 x 836] Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft fly over the French aircraft carrier Foch (R-99) during a joint exercise in which the FOCH and the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) are taking part, May 1990. imgur.com/wU5aFet

TIL the French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who said, "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foc…

A Vought F-8 Crusader lines up for landing on the French aircraft carrier Foch (R99). Date and location unknown. [1242 × 1792]

French aircraft carrier Foch (R99). Now in service with the Brazilian Navy as São Paulo.[2948 x 2131]

A Vought F-8 Crusader lines up for landing on the French aircraft carrier Foch (R99). Date and location unknown. [1242 × 1792]

The French aircraft carrier Foch (R99) participating in exercise Dragon Hammer '92[2917x1949]

Port quarter view of Clémenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch underway during exercise Dragon Hammer 92. On her deck are F-8 Crusaders, Super-Etendards, Alizés, a Super Frelon and a Panther. [2917×1949]

Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch flight deck during the Rafale M01 first carrier-borne trials, 19 April 1993. [1846×2560]

Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch flight deck during the Rafale M01 first carrier-borne trials, 19 April 1993. [1846×2560]

Rafale prototype M01 flying past the Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch during CATOBAR trials in 1993. [1050×700]

Clémenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch during operation Myrrhe, her last world tour, accompagnied by the Durance-class fleet tanker Meuse, Suffren-class frigate Duquesne and repair ship Jules Verne, 2000. [794×642]

Super-Etendard ready for take off on the Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch, 1990s. [1306×902]

Two Etendard IVP returrning from a reconnaissance mission to the Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch, deployed in the Adriatic Sea during Operation Allied Force, 1999. [1024×731]

Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch coming back from operation Herakles, escorted by fleet tanker Durance, guided missile frigate Suffren, George Leygues-class ASW frigate Montcalm and ASW frigate Aconit, 1990. [1035×820]

Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch transporting Gazelles and Puma helicopters from the 5th Combat Helicopters Regiment, and trucks from the 1st Infantry Regiment during the First Gulf War. Breguet Alizé ASW aircraft are also visible on the deck. [959×1200]

Clémenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch executes a high speed turn during exercise Distant Drum, May 1983. [2868×2128]

Aircraft carriers Principe de Asturias (top), Foch (middle) and Garibaldi (bottom) underway in 1992. [1024×768]

Clemenceau and Foch aircraft carriers sailing together in 1977. [602×424]

Etendards IVs and Super-Etendards on the deck of the Foch aircraft carrier. [2840×1892]

Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch firing her 8 100mm guns for the last time, before having 4 of them removed in a refit, 1986. [750×464]

Rafale Marine prototype M01 on the forward elevator of the Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch, for its first carrier-borne catapult assisted take off test, 1993. [1050×700]

F-8 Crusaders, Etendards IV and a Alizé ASW aircraft on the deck of the Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier Foch. [1904×1464]

Aircraft carriers ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, FS Foch and ESPS Príncipe Asturias [2048x1536]

TIL that the US Navy refused help to the movie Crimson Tide by letting them film aboard Navy ships. They found the idea of a mutiny distasteful. So the French allowed use of their carrier Foch. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…

Computer rendering of an FDI, a Jacques Chevallier-class tanker and the Next Generation Aircraft Carrier of the French Navy performing replenishment at sea. An Horizon-class air defense frigate and another FDI are visible in the background. [4800×3198]

Italian carrier Giusepper Garibaldi (C-551), French carrier Foch (R-99) and Spanish carrier Principe de Asturias (R-11) NATO-OTAN exercices 1992

U.S.-French Deal On New Aircraft Carriers Could Mend Rift From Sub Snub forbes.com/sites/craighoo…

A Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye catches a wire on the flight deck of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle [4096x2731]

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle escorted by an Indian Navy Kalvari-class submarine [4096x2734]

Sailboat Collides with French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle navalnews.com/naval-news/…