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The Aircraft Carrier Archive currently contains 241 pages with 17,065 still images and 27 video clips
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January 12, 2025

CV-6 Enterprise Added eight images (0206boa–0206boc, 020635a, 0206cm–0206cmc).
CV-9 Essex Added three photos (091904126, 091914443, 0209dn).
CV-11 Intrepid Added one photo (0211bz).
CV-41 Midway Added three photos (0241ct–0241cta, 0241cu).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Added two photos (0242cg, 0242ch).
CVL-48 Saipan Added one photo (024869).
CVL-49/CC-2 Wright Added one photo (024979).
CV-59 Forrestal Added three images (0259ez, 2–3).
CV-60 Saratoga Added four photos (0260bxd–0260bxg).
CV-61 Ranger Added seven photos (0261ara–0261arg).
CV-62 Independence Added one photo (0262bp).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added three images (0265gu–0265gub).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Added biography of her fourth commanding officer.


January 3, 2025

 Added four covers to the US Aircraft Carriers Postal Covers page (1, 2, 3–4).
CV-16 Lexington Added two photos (0216bf, 0216bg).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard Added five photos (023181n–023181p, 0231ab–0231aba).
CV-34 Oriskany Added three photos (0234dmc–0234dme).
CV-36 Antietam Added two photos (023681, 023682).
CV-37 Princeton Added one photo (023773). Enlarged one photo (023705).
CV-38 Shangri-La Added two photos (0238bi, 091903954).
CV-39 Lake Champlain Added two photos (0239bw, 0239bx) and one item of memorabilia (1).
CV-40 Tarawa Added one photo (024090).
CV-41 Midway Added five photos (1–5).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Added seven photos (0242cd–0242cdb, 0242ce, 0242cf–0242cfb).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added one photo (0243cq).
CV-45 Valley Forge Added five photos (024599–024599d).
CV-47 Philippine Sea Added one photo (024784b).
CV-59 Forrestal Added one photo (0259ey).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added one 4-photo set (0263ew).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added one photo (0265gt).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.


December 22, 2024

CV-1 Langley Added four photos (020197, 020196–020196a, 020198).
CV-7 Wasp Added radio call sign.
CV-8 Hornet Added radio call sign.
CV-10 Yorktown Added five photos (0210ao–0210aob, 021099b–021099c).
CV-16 Lexington Added two photos (0216be, 0216bd).
CVL-27 Langley
FRS La Fayette		 Added four photos (022772–022775).
CVL-28 Cabot Added one photo (022812b).
CVL-30 San Jacinto Added one photo (023047).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard Added four photos (0231aa–0231aac).
CV-32 Leyte Added three photos (023265–023267).
CV-33 Kearsarge Added one photo (0233af).
CV-36 Antietam Added one item of memorabilia (023680).
CV-41 Midway Added one photo (024119a).
CV-66 America Added two items of memorabilia (0266bp, 0266bq).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Added one photo (0267dn).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Added one photo (0270az).


December 12, 2024

CV-3 Saratoga Added two photos (0203bjd–0203bje) and pages from the 1936 Cruise Book.
CV-4 Ranger Added two photos (020493, 020494).
CV-6 Enterprise Added one photo (020602d).
CV-8 Hornet Enlarged one photo (020820). Added two photos (020831h–020831i) and a 30-photo set of a model of the ship.
CV-19 Hancock Added link to ship's history.
CV-20 Bennington Added one photo (0220af).
CV-21 Boxer Added one patch (022113b).
CVL-22 Independence Added one photo (022252).
CVL-24 Belleau Wood Added two images (022446, 022447).
CVL-25 Cowpens Added one photo (022518b).
CVL-26 Monterey Added one photo (022659).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard Added 10 images (023181d–023181m).
CV-47 Philippine Sea Added four photos (0247ar–0247as, 024783c, 024799a).
CV-59 Forrestal Added one photo (0259ex).
CV-61 Ranger Added one photo (0261bm).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Added one photo (0271as).


December 2, 2024

CV-4 Ranger Added two photos (020492, 020491).
CV-9 Essex Added one photo (0209dm).
CV-10 Yorktown Added one photo (0210an).
CV-11 Intrepid Added five photos (0211aib–0211aic, 021153a, 0211by, 0211bx).
CV-12 Hornet Added eight photos (0212cs–0212csc, 5–8).
CV-13 Franklin Added one photo (021377).
CV-14 Ticonderoga Added one photo (021447a).
CV-15 Randolph Added four photos (1–4).
CV-16 Lexington Added two photos (0216bc–0216bca).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Added three issues of The Monument (021784k–021784m).
CV-18 Wasp Added one photo (021875c). Enlarged one photo (0218bd).
CV-34 Oriskany Added six photos (0234bke–0234bki, 0234ea). Enlarged two photos (023445c, 023445b).
CV-59 Forrestal Added four photos (0259ev, 0259cia, 025982f, 0259ew).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Added one photo (026734d).


November 21, 2024

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"
ZR-1 Shenandoah Added one photo (02990164).
ZR-3 Los Angeles Added two photos (02990347a, 02990164). Enlarged one photo (020353).
ZRS-4 Akron Added one image (02990462).
ZRS-5 Macon Added one image (02990529a).

Aircraft Carriers
CV-1 Langley Added one photo (020195) and photos of her 6th and 12th commanding officers.
CV-2 Lexington Added one photo (0202bt).
CV-3 Saratoga Enlarged one photo (020353). Added three images (0203bn, 020333a–020333b).
CV-4 Ranger Added one photo (020422a).
CV-5 Yorktown Added one photo (020553b).
CV-6 Enterprise Added four photos (020637a, 0206cl, 015628, 0206bea).
CV-7 Wasp Added one photo (020767).
CV-8 Hornet Added one photo (020888).
CV-9 Essex Added 10 images (0209ctc–0209ctk, 020998b).
CV-11 Intrepid Added one photo (0211bw).
CV-12 Hornet Added five photos (0212cr, 2–5).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Enlarged one photo (021788).
CVL-24 Belleau Wood Enlarged one photo (022426).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard Enlarged one photo (023118).
CV-33 Kearsarge Enlarged photo and updated caption (023370).
CV-37 Princeton Added two photos (023771, 023772).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Enlarged one photo and updated caption (024275).
CV-45 Valley Forge Added three photos (024596, 024597, 024598).
CVL-49 Wright Enlarged one photo (024973).
CV-60 Saratoga Added three photos (0260ce–0260cea, 0260anc).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Added one photo (0276co).


November 10, 2024

CV-3 Saratoga Added one photo (0203bm).
CV-6 Enterprise Added one photo (0206afb).
CV-7 Wasp Added two documents related to Operation Bowery (1–2).
CV-9 Essex Added three images (0209dj, 0209dl, 0209dk). Enlarged one image and corrected caption (020991).
CV-10 Yorktown Enlarged two photos (021027, 021074). Added five photos (0210am, 0210al, 0210aj, 0210ak–0210aka).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Enlarged one photo (021716a). Added two photos (021792, 021791).
CV-19 Hancock Added six photos (021983a1, 0219bba–0219bbe).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard Added one photo (023100).
CV-34 Oriskany Added two photos (0234dy–0234dz).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Enlarged one photo and updated caption (024219).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added three photos (0243cn, 0243co, 0243cp).
CV-62 Independence Added two images (0262bo, 0262bn).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added three photos (0263ev, 0263bib, 0263bza).
CV-64 Constellation Added three photos (0264dd, 0264de, 0264df).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added two photos (026593c, 0265gs).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Added one photo (0271ar).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Added one image (0272bi).
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Added one photo (027525b).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Added one photo (0276cn).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Added one photo (027796).
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Added one photo (027877).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Added one photo (027942).


October 26, 2024

 Added one cover to the US Aircraft Carriers Postal Covers page (1).
CV-3 Saratoga Added one photo (0203bl).
CV-5 Yorktown Enlarged one photo (020506d).
CV-19 Hancock Enlarged one photo (021930). Added three images (021905c, 0219bd–0219bda).
CV-20 Bennington Added one image (0220ae).
CV-39 Lake Champlain Added two photos (0239bu, 0239bv).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Added one photo (0242cc).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added 11 photos (0243cm, 2, 3–4, 5–11).
CV-64 Constellation Added one patch (026456g).
CV-66 America Added seven photos (0266axj–0266axi).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Added one photo (0267dm).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Added four photos (0269bw, 0269by, 0271aq, 0269bx).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Added one photo (0270ay).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Added one photo (0271aq).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Added one photo (0272bh).
CVN-73 George Washington Enlarged one patch (027338h). Added one patch (027338i).
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Added one photo (027451ad).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Added four photos (0276ck, 0276cl, 0276cm–0276cma).


October 13, 2024

 Added five covers to the US Aircraft Carriers Postal Covers page (1–3, 4, 5).
CV-6 Enterprise Added 11-photo set from LIFE magazine.
CV-14 Ticonderoga Added 12 photos (0214bwk, 0214bwl–0214bwv).
CVL-28 Cabot Added seven images (022897, 022898–022898b, 022896–022896a, 022899).
CV-33 Kearsarge Added two images (0233ad, 0233ae).
CV-34 Oriskany Added one photo (0234dx).
CV-59 Forrestal Added one photo (0259eu).
CV-60 Saratoga Added one photo (0260cd).
CV-61 Ranger Added two items of memorabilia related to the decommissioning ceremony.
CV-62 Independence Added set of 11 photos of the decommissioning ceremony.
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added two images (0263eu–0263eua).
CV-64 Constellation Added one photo (0264dc).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added five photos (0265gr–0265grd).
CV-66 America Added four photos (1–4).
CVN-68 Nimitz Added one patch (026855d).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.


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