| COUNTRY: | BRAZIL |
| ISSUE DATE: | 23 August 2016 |
| CIRCULATION: | 480 000 |
| STAMP SIZE: | 44 x 26 mm |
| STAMP DESIGN: | Correios |
“The Men of the Sea, in the Air!”
In 1911, in a pioneering move inspired and driven by the Father of Aviation, Alberto Santos Dumont, the Brazilian Navy sent LieutenantCaptain Jorge Henrique Mooler to France for a pilot course, making him the first member of the Brazilian military to receive a brevet”.
On 23rd August 1916, the Naval Aviation School was created, the first military institution in Brazil to teach aviation. As a pioneer, Naval Aviation stands out in the history of Brazil, being the first to fly with a President of the Republic in a Brazilian military aircraft and contributing decisively to the development of air routes on the coast, defending neutrality in international incidents, such as patrol operations during the First World War, the creation of Naval Airmail, the construction of aircraft and creating trained aviation staff.
In January 1941, on the eve of Brazil entering the Second World
War, Naval Aviation merged with its more recent Army counterpart to
create the Brazilian Airforce, to which air bases, aircraft manufacture,
aircraft and officials were transferred.
In 1952, Naval Aviation returned to an independent existence with
the creation of the Marine Aeronautic Board – DAerM, the mission of
which was to maintain close cooperation with the Ministry of Aeronautics,
coordinate related Brazilian Marine issues and deal with everything
regarding Embarked Aviation. In 1955, the Aeronaval Instruction and
Training Center (CIAAN) was created, initially housed at kilometer
11 of Avenida Brasil. After studies had been conducted, CIAAN was
transferred, in 1961, to the city of São Pedro da Aldeia – RJ. This location
was where the São Pedro da Aldeia Naval Air Base was constructed,
finally inaugurated in 1966.
The third phase of Naval Aviation began in 1965, with the
exclusive operation of rotary-wing aircraft, a period characterized by
great changes and pioneering work, especially with the establishment
of embarked operations, much influenced by the arrival of Nael Minas
Gerais (Light Aircraft Aerodrome), a large step forward in the neverending
search for professionalization of aeronaval operations. Thus,
complete naval aviation dominion of embarked operation with helicopters
as well as with aerodrome aircraft, such as those with a small landing
platform, was consolidated.
Despite the operational maturity of our Naval Aviation, using
only rotary-wing aircraft, it still lacked returning to that old dream
of operating fixed wing aircraft. This dream was achieved in 1998,
with the purchase of 23 A-4 aircraft, sending pilots abroad to obtain
the necessary qualifications. Here began the fourth phase of Naval
Aviation, marked by operation high-performance aircraft, based at
naval aerodromes, power previously only attributed to the largest
Navies in the world.
The Brazilian Navy is proud of its Naval Aviation, always ready
to fulfill its mission with competence and professionalism of those who
paved the way to knowledge, overcame challenges and lifted off flights
to develop aeronaval operations.
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