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Sorry if my post sounded like a rant but what I was trying to get across in my own inarticulate way is the reasons for retaining an Independent Naval Air wing and in particular Fast Jet pilots that is if we get the carriers. I dont believe at any point did I Crab Bash. The bottom line is that what you were suggesting that is "why not" then I answer that its already been tried, tested and failed.
As for the Aircraft
Sea fury - Ok thats 1
Sea Venom - Slow by Fighter A/c Standards of the time and didnt have the legs.
Seafire and Sea huricane - Ditto and add the retreval problems that seafire had.
Harrier- A happy coincidence that it was good but again didn't have the legs.
Now Buccaneer, Phantom, Tomcat, Corsair, All designed for carrier ops and all went on to serve with various Airforces.
BTW - T45 is as yet to be tested, so any comment on it's capability is speculation