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The Aircraft Carrier Archive currently contains 240 pages with 16,018 still images and 26 video clips
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November 20, 2023

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"
ZRS-4 Akron Added one image (02990457). Enlarged one image (02990418b).

Aircraft Carriers
 Added one cover to the US Aircraft Carriers Postal Covers page (1).
CV-11 Intrepid Added two photos (0211bo–0211boa). Enlarged two photos and updated captions (021109, 021110).
CV-38 Shangri-La Added two photos (0238be, 0238bf).
CV-39 Lake Champlain Enlarged one photo (023913). Added two photos (0239br, 0239bs).
CV-40 Tarawa Added one photo (024082).
CV-41 Midway Added one photo (024191c).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Added one photo (0242bs).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added one photo (016154k).
CV-45 Valley Forge Added one photo (024585).
CV-47 Philippine Sea Added one photo (0247aj).
CV-60 Saratoga Added two photos (0260bv–0260bva).
CV-62 Independence Added five photos (0262bc, 0262bd, 0262ars–0262art, 0262aru). Enlarged one photo (026253).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-65 Enterprise Added seven photos (0265gf, 0265gg, 0265gh, 0265gi–0265gib, 0265gj).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.


November 11, 2023

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"
ZRS-4 Akron Updated captions (02990446, 02990450a, 02990452a). Corrected photo orientation (02990450).
ZRS-5 Macon Updated caption (02990525).

Aircraft Carriers
CV-2 Lexington Enlarged one photo (020367). Added collection of four photos.
CV-3 Saratoga Enlarged one photo (020367). Added four photos (0203bd, 020373a, 013436c, 013446s).
CVL-30 San Jacinto Added four photos (023044–023044c).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard Added five photos (023179t–023179x).
CV-32 Leyte Added five photos (1–5).
CV-33 Kearsarge Added two photos (023399–023399a).
CV-34 Oriskany Added one photo (023467q).
CV-36 Antietam Added one image (023671).
CV-37 Princeton Added one photo (023762).
CV-38 Shangri-La Added four photos (0238asn–0238asq).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added one photo (0243bmd).
CV-60 Saratoga Added Christening Program and one photo (0260bu).
CV-62 Independence Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers. Added one photo (0262bb).
CVN-65 Enterprise Enlarged photo and updated caption (0265br).
CVN-68 Nimitz Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.


October 31, 2023

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"
ZRS-4 Akron Removed two photos (02990452, 02990457).
ZRS-5 Macon Added two photos (02990554–02990554a).

Aircraft Carriers
CV-2 Lexington Added three images (0202bm, 0202bk, 0202bl) and an issue of The Observer of the USS Lexington.
CVL-24 Belleau Wood Added one photo (022416b).
CVL-26 Monterey Enlarged one photo (022633). Added one photo (022650).
CVL-27 Langley Updated caption (022757). Added one photo (022768).
CVL-28 Cabot Added one photo (022892).
CVL-29 Bataan Added one photo (022945).
CV-62 Independence Added 11 photos (0262ba, 0262az, 026208a, 0262ark–0262arr). Enlarged one photo (026208).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CV-64 Constellation Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-65 Enterprise Added enlarged copy of photo and updated caption (026510r1). Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers. Added one photo (0265ge).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-68 Nimitz Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-73 George Washington Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers. Added five photos (027774c–027774g).


October 22, 2023

CV-12 Hornet Added one photo (0212co).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Enlarged one photo (021719b). Added five photos (021719d, 021710b–021710d).
CV-18 Wasp Added two photos (021879d–021879e).
CV-19 Hancock Added one photo (021913a).
CV-20 Bennington Added one photo (022093).
CV-21 Boxer Added two photos (022178–022178a).
CVL-22 Independence Added two photos (022249–022249a).
CVL-23 Princeton Added one image (022357).
CV-34 Oriskany Added seven photos (0234dr, 0234dp, 0234dn, 0234dq, 0234do, 0234dt, 0234ds). Enlarged one photo and updated caption (023432). Added link to book.
CV-38 Shangri-La Added four photos (0238bd–0238bdc).
CV-62 Independence Updated caption (0262af). Added four photos (0262ay, 0262arh–0262arj). Enlarged one photo (0262ara).
CV-64 Constellation Enhanced photo and updated caption (0264awd). Added one photo (0264awe).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-73 George Washington Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.


October 11, 2023

CV-5 Yorktown Added comment to photo (020524a).
CV-7 Wasp Added link to YouTube videos.
CV-10 Yorktown Added one image (0210ae).
CV-11 Intrepid Added nine photos (0211bm, 0211bn, 0211bl–0211blf).
CV-12 Hornet Added one photo (1).
CV-13 Franklin Added five photos (021329a–021329e).
CV-14 Ticonderoga Added one photo (0214cj).
CV-15 Randolph Added four photos (1–4).
CV-16 Lexington Added three photos (021605b–021605d).
CVL-26 Monterey Added one photo (022649).
CV-34 Oriskany Enhanced one photo and added comment (023487g).
CV-38 Shangri-La Added six photos (0238bc, 2–6) and Chronologies for 1956, 1964 and 1970.
CV-43 Coral Sea Added five photos (0243cg–0243cgb, 0243bmb–0243bmc).
CV-60 Saratoga Added two photos (0260bs, 0260bt).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-73 George Washington Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.


October 1, 2023

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"
ZR-1 Shenandoah Added one photo (02990160).
ZR-3 Los Angeles Enlarged one photo (02990334). Added one photo (02990348).
ZRS-4 Akron Added one photo (091900953).
ZRS-5 Macon Enlarged one photo (02990535). Added two photos (02990553–02990553a).

Aircraft Carriers
CV-1 Langley Enlarged one photo (020148). Added one photo (020189).
CV-2 Lexington Added one photo (0202bj). Enlarged one photo (020277a).
CV-3 Saratoga Added two photos (0203bc, 0203bb).
CV-4 Ranger Added one photo (09020367).
CV-5 Yorktown Added two images (020588b–020588c).
CV-6 Enterprise Enlarged two photos (020675, 0206bf). Added one photo (020643a).
CV-7 Wasp Enlarged one photo (020711). Added one photo (0404502).
CV-8 Hornet Enlarged one photo (020867). Added one photo (020867a).
CV-9 Essex Added one photo (0209baa).
CV-20 Bennington Added two photos (09052226, 022092).
CVL-28 Cabot Enlarged one photo (022838).
CV-32 Leyte Added two photos (023259, 023228a). Enlarged one photo (023241).
CV-40 Tarawa Added two photos (024081–024081a).
CV-41 Midway Added one photo (024191b).
CV-62 Independence Updated captions (026253–026254). Added three photos (0262aw, 0262arg, 0262ax).
CVN-68 Nimitz Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.


September 17, 2023

CV-31 Bon Homme Richard Added three photos (023191, 023192–023192a).
CV-34 Oriskany Corrected and updated caption (023497c).
CV-41 Midway Added three images (091903020, 2, 0241co).
CV-45 Valley Forge Added two photos (024583, 024584).
CV-62 Independence Added eight images (0262au–0262aua, 0262ard–0262arf, 0241co, 0262av, 8). Enlarged one photo and updated caption (026254). Enlarged one photo (026255).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added seven photos (0263eeq–02963ees, 0263eep, 0263ecb, 0263ej, 0263ek). Enlarged one photo and updated caption (0263af).
CV-66 America Added four photos (0266bh–0266bha, 0266bi, 09521044).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Added two patches (027728d–027728e). Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Added one photo (027874).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Added two images (027935b–027935c). Updated Operational and Building Data.


August 26, 2023

CV-11 Intrepid Enlarged one photo (026222).
CV-14 Ticonderoga Added seven photos (0214ch, 0214ci–0214cid).
CV-45 Valley Forge Enlarged one photo and updated caption (024519). Added one photo (024518b).
CV-60 Saratoga Enlarged one photo (026222).
CV-62 Independence Added six photos (0262ar–0262arc, 0262as, 0262at). Enlarged one photo (026222).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Added one photo (0267dj).
CVN-68 Nimitz Added three patches (026866b, 026858a–026858b). Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Added one patch (026923b). Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Added one photo (0270ar).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Added one photo (0271al).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Added one photo (0272be).
CVN-73 George Washington Added one photo (027390d).
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Added one photo (0274bf). Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Added one photo (0275an).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Added one Welcome Aboard booklet. Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.


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