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The Aircraft Carrier Archive currently contains 243 pages with 18,554 still images and 28 video clips
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May 10, 2026

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"
ZRS-5 Macon Added one postal cover (02990565).

Aircraft Carriers
CV-5 Yorktown Enlarged two photos (020527a, 020526i). Added one photo (020596).
CV-6 Enterprise Enlarged one photo (020639). Added two photos (0206ct–0206cta).
CV-7 Wasp Added one photo (020742a).
CV-8 Hornet Added four photos (020891–020891c).
CV-9 Essex Added one photo (0209dx).
CV-10 Yorktown Added one photo (0210ba). Added biography of her 17th commanding officer.
CV-11 Intrepid Added four photos (0211cr–0211crc).
CV-12 Hornet Added one photo (0212dc).
CV-13 Franklin Added one photo (021383).
CV-14 Ticonderoga Added two photos (0214dc–0214dca).
CV-15 Randolph Added four photos (1–4).
CV-16 Lexington Added one photo (0216bw).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Enlarged five photos (021713, 021716, 021714, 021715, 021721).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Added one patch (026923c).


April 26, 2026

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"
ZR-1 Shenandoah Added one photo (02990169).
ZR-3 Los Angeles Added one photo (02990357).
ZRS-4 Akron Added one postal cover (02990458d).

Aircraft Carriers
 Added one cover to the US Aircraft Carriers Postal Covers page (1).
CV-1 Langley Added one photo (0201ai).
CV-2 Lexington Enlarged 14 photos (020220–020220f, 020222, 020223, 020224, 020232, 020233, 020234, 020240). Added one photo (0202cg).
CV-3 Saratoga Added one photo (0203cn).
CV-4 Ranger Enlarged one photo (020420b).
CV-7 Wasp Added one image (020771). Enhanced two and added seven interior views.
CV-34 Oriskany Added one photo (023442i) and one item of memorabilia (0234er).
CV-64 Constellation Added two photos (0264dw–0264dwa). Enlarged one photo (0264awc).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Added one photo (027951).
CVN-73 George Washington Added one photo (0273bw)
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Enlarged one photo (027443). Added one photo (0274bs).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Added one patch (0277ab).
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Added one photo (027871a).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Added one photo (027951).


April 12, 2026

CV-38 Shangri-La Added one photo (1).
CV-39 Lake Champlain Added three photos (0239cg, 0239ch, 0239ci).
CV-41 Midway Added two photos (0241dm, 0241aag).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Enlarged one photo and updated caption (024233). Added five photos (0242cy, 0242cw, 0242cu, 0242cv, 0242cx).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added one photo (0243dl).
CV-61 Ranger Added one photo (0264dv).
CV-62 Independence Added one photo (0264dv)..
CV-64 Constellation Added two photos (0264auc, 0264dv).
CV-66 America Added one item of memorabilia (0266bz).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Added two patches (pt06–pt07).
CVN-68 Nimitz Added one patch (026855g).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Added one patch (026932r).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Added one patch (0270br).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Added one image (0271bd).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Added one photo (027227a).
CVN-73 George Washington Added two images (0271bd, 0273bv)
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Added three photos (0274aja–0274ajc).
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Added one photo (0275bc).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Enlarged two photos (027683b–027683c). Added four images (0271bd, 0274aja, 0276ct, 0276cu).


April 1, 2026

CV-12 Hornet Added one photo (mp5202a).
CV-13 Franklin Enlarged two photos (021304, 021337a). Added two photos (021350a, 021382).
CV-16 Lexington Added one photo (0216bv). Enlarged one photo and updated caption (021651).
CV-38 Shangri-La Added two photos (1–2).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Added three photos (0242cr, 0242cs, 0242ct).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added two images (0243dk–0243dka).
CV-45 Valley Forge Enlarged two photos (024515, 024555). Added one photo (0245ac).
CV-47 Philippine Sea Added three photos (0247agj–0247agl).
CVL-48 Saipan Added one photo (024806a).
CV-59 Forrestal Added one photo (0259fp).
CV-60 Saratoga Added one photo (0260cp).
CV-61 Ranger Added two photos (0261bz, 0261ca).
CV-62 Independence Added one item of memorabilia (026277b).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added one patch (pt02).
CV-64 Constellation Added one photo (0264du).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added two photos (0265ig, 0265ih) and one patch (026533l).
CV-66 America Added one photo (0266by).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Enlarged one photo (027683a).


March 18, 2026

CV-6 Enterprise Enlarged one photo (020630).
CV-7 Wasp Added a page with nine interior views.
CV-12 Hornet Added descriptions to photos. Added nine photos (mp4489, mp4469, mp4801, mp4772–mp4613).
CVL-28 Cabot Added one photo (0228ak).
CVL-29 Bataan Enlarged one photo (022901). Added one photo (022947).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard Added one photo (0231ak).
CV-32 Leyte Added one item of memorabilia (023281) and one photo (023282).
CV-33 Kearsarge Added four photos (0233al–0233alc).
CV-34 Oriskany Added one photo (0234dmg).
CV-36 Antietam Added one photo (023689).
CV-37 Princeton Added one photo (023778) and one patch (023779).
CV-38 Shangri-La Added three photos (0238by–0238byb).
CV-39 Lake Champlain Added one photo (0239cf).
CV-40 Tarawa Added four photos (024083d–024083g).
CV-41 Midway Added one photo (0241dl) and five items of memorabilia (1–5).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added two photos (026336d–026336e) and one item of memorabilia (0263fm).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added two photos (0265if, 09590653).
CVN-68 Nimitz Updated Operational and Building Data.
CVN-73 George Washington Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.


March 6, 2026

CV-12 Hornet Added seven photos (mp4763–mp4770).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Added four photos (021797–021797b, 021798).
CV-18 Wasp Enlarged one photo (021818). Added one photo (0218bs) and one item of memorabilia (0218bt).
CV-19 Hancock Added one photo (0219bh).
CV-20 Bennington Added one photo (022073a).
CV-21 Boxer Added one photo (022189).
CVL-22 Independence Added two photos (022255–022255a).
CVL-24 Belleau Wood Added one image (022452).
CVL-26 Monterey Added four photos (022664d–022664g).
CV-41 Midway Added two patches (pc16, pc17). Enlarged one patch (024114). Added one photo (0241dk). Added five items of memorabilia (1–5) and five Welcome Aboard booklets (1–5).
CV-59 Forrestal Added two photos (0259fo, 2).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added two images (0265ie, 026582a). Enlarged one photo (0265cg).
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Enlarged one photo (027564).


February 25, 2026

CV-9 Essex Added one photo (0209dw).
CV-10 Yorktown Added one photo (0210az).
CV-11 Intrepid Added one photo (0211cq).
CV-12 Hornet Added one photo (0212db) and two patches (1–2).
CV-13 Franklin Added one photo (021381).
CV-14 Ticonderoga Added two photos (0214db–0214dba).
CV-15 Randolph Added one photo (021584a).
CV-16 Lexington Added seven photos (0216br, 0216bs, 021667c, 0216bt, 0216bq, 0216bp, 0216bu).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Added one photo (016101a) and an issue of the Monument.
CV-41 Midway Added seven photos (0241df, 0241dh, 0241dg, 0241de, 0241di, 0241dd, 0241dj).
CV-62 Independence Enlarged one photo (026240).
CV-64 Constellation Enhanced one photo (0264ds).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added six photos (0265aub–0265auf, 026510t).
CV-66 America Added seven patches (0266bv–0266bvc, 0266bw, 026698i, 0266bx).

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