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The Aircraft Carrier Archive currently contains 241 pages with 16,623 still images and 26 video clips
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September 7, 2024

CV-7 Wasp Added two photos (020765, 020766).
CV-19 Hancock Added one photo (0219bc).
CV-20 Bennington Added one item of memorabilia (0220ac).
CV-21 Boxer Added one photo (022182).
CVL-22 Independence Added seven photos (022251–022251f).
CVL-23 Princeton Added two photos (022358–022358a).
CVL-24 Belleau Wood Added two photos (0209bia, 022445).
CVL-25 Cowpens Added one photo (022505a).
CVL-26 Monterey Added one item of memorabilia (022658).
CVL-27 Langley Added one photo (022771).
CV-60 Saratoga Added three photos (026023c, 0260bpf, 0260cb).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added 11 photos (0263dlb–0263dlc, 0263dmd–0263dml) and three items of memorabilia (1, 2, 3).
CVN-68 Nimitz Added four photos (0268co–0268coa, 0268cp, 0268cq).


August 23, 2024

CV-3 Saratoga Added two images (0203bk, 020365a).
CV-9 Essex Added one item of memorabilia (0209dc).
CV-10 Yorktown Added two photos (0210ah–0210aha).
CV-11 Intrepid Added two photos (0211bv, 04010949).
CV-12 Hornet Added one photo (0212cq).
CV-13 Franklin Added seven photos (021320a–021320g).
CV-14 Ticonderoga Added one photo (0214cn).
CV-15 Randolph Added one photo (0215bd).
CV-16 Lexington Enlarged two photos (021610, 021602). Added two photos (0216av, 0216aw).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Added four issues of The Monument (021784g–021784j).
CV-18 Wasp Added one photo (021894c).
CV-60 Saratoga Added three photos (0260ca–0260caa, 026082a).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added one item of memorabilia (1).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Added two photos (0271ao, 0271ap).
CVN-73 George Washington Updated Operational and Building data.
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Added biography of her 12th commanding officer.
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Updated Operational and Building data.


August 13, 2024

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"
ZR-1 Shenandoah Added one photo (02990163).
ZR-3 Los Angeles Added one photo (02990352).
ZRS-4 Akron Added two images (02990460, 02990461).
ZRS-5 Macon Added one image (0401048).

Aircraft Carriers
CV-1 Langley Added one photo (020194).
CV-2 Lexington Enlarged one photo (020208). Added link to website of interest. Added one photo (0202bs).
CV-3 Saratoga Added four photos (0203bj–0203bjc).
CV-4 Ranger Added one photo (020490).
CV-5 Yorktown Added two photos (020589–020589a).
CV-6 Enterprise Added one image (0206ch).
CV-7 Wasp Added one photo (020764).
CV-8 Hornet Added one photo (020858a).
CV-14 Ticonderoga Added six photos (0214cl–0214clc, 0214cm–0214cma).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Added one photo (021790).
CV-18 Wasp Added five photos (021863f–021863h, 0218bj–0218bja).
CVL-29 Bataan Added one photo (022946).
CV-37 Princeton Added two photos (023769, 023746c).
CVN-68 Nimitz Added biography of her 19th commanding officer.
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Added biography of her 13th commanding officer.
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Added three photos (027914a, 027941–027941a).


July 21, 2024

 Added two covers to the US Aircraft Carriers Postal Covers page (1, 2).
CV-13 Franklin Added three photos (021375–021375a, 021376).
CVL-29 Bataan Added one photo (022914c). Enlarged one photo (022907a).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Enlarged one photo (024207).
CVL-48 Saipan Added seven images (024863, 024867–024867a, 024864, 024865, 024866, 024868).
CV-62 Independence Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-65 Enterprise Updated captions (0265db–0265dba).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Added two photos (0269bs, 0269bt).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Added one item of memorabilia (0270au). Added biography of her 17th commanding officer.
CVN-73 George Washington Added one photo (0273bh).
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Added one photo (027458a).
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Added one photo (0275ar).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Enlarged one photo (027636). Added one photo (0276cj).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Added one photo (027795).
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Added one photo (027876) and one patch (027822e).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Added one photo (027940).
CVN-82 Added page.


July 3, 2024

CV-11 Intrepid Added nine photos (021107, 0211bq–0211bqa, 0211bt, 021103b, 0211br, 0211bs, 0211bu–0211bua). Enlarged three photos (021103, 021111, 021126). Renumbered old photo 021107 to 021103a, enlarged and updated caption.
CV-20 Bennington Added two photos (0220aa, 0220ab).
CVL-25 Cowpens Enlarged one photo and updated caption (022507).
CVL-26 Monterey Added two photos (022656, 022657).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added one photo (0243ck).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added three photos (026520a–026520b, 0265gq).
CV-66 America Added three photos (0266bac–0266bae).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Added one patch (026786b).
CVN-68 Nimitz Added two patches (0268cka–0268ckb).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Added one patch (026932n).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Added one patch (027032w).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Added two photos (0271an–0271ana). Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Added one photo (0272bg).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.


June 24, 2024

CV-4 Ranger Added two photos (020488, 020489).
CV-12 Hornet Added one photo (1).
CV-21 Boxer Added four photos (022181, 022173h–022173h, 022173j).
CV-47 Philippine Sea Added three photos (0247am, 0247an, 0247ao).
CVL-48 Saipan Added two photos (024862f–024862g).
CV-59 Forrestal Added one image (025958g).
CV-60 Saratoga Added six photos (09210613–0260bzc, 140983303).
CV-61 Ranger Added one photo (0261aya).
CV-62 Independence Added two photos (0262bm, 026232a).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added 14 photos (0263es–0263ese,0263er–0263era, 0263eq–0263eqe).
CV-64 Constellation Added three photos (0264db–0264dbb).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Added three photos (0276ch, 0276ci–0276cia).


June 11, 2024

CV-6 Enterprise Added two photos (0206cf, 0206cg).
CV-8 Hornet Added six photos (020887, 020815l–020815p).
CV-14 Ticonderoga Updated caption (0214ap).
CV-18 Wasp Corrected caption (0218bc).
CV-37 Princeton Added two photos (0242bq, 023768).
CV-38 Shangri-La Added four photos (0238asr–0238asu).
CV-39 Lake Champlain Added four photos (0239bmf–0239bmi).
CV-40 Tarawa Added two photos (024087, 024088).
CV-41 Midway Added three photos (0241cq–0241cqb).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Added one photo (0242ca).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added two photos (0243cj, 0243bib1).
CV-45 Valley Forge Added two photos (024593, 0311412).
CV-47 Philippine Sea Added one photo (0247al). Enlarged one photo (024709).
CV-61 Ranger Added three photos (0261bk–0261bka, 0261bdc).
CV-62 Independence Added three photos (0262bl–0262bla, 026290h).
CVN-73 George Washington Added three photos (0273bf, 0273bg–0273bga).

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