Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy CVN-79 underway in the Atlantic during Builder's Trials, Jan. 30, 2026. #ussjohnfkennedy #cvn79 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #navalsafari

Check out USS Nimitz CVN-68 in the early 80’s doing some drifting! Anybody aboard for the maneuver? #ussnimitz #cvn80 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #navalsafari

10 years ago at Pearl Harbor, what classes of ships can you identify? #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #navalsafari

Check out USS Saratoga CV-3 in the summer of 1941, any ideas on the aircraft it was photographed from? #usssaratoga #cv3 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

USS Constellation CV-64 on the final leg of her journey to Brownsville and the scrappers in 2015. #ussconstellation #cv64 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is USS Constellation CV-64, with her crew manning the rail as she departs her homeport, San Diego, CA, to begin her 22nd overseas deployment 1 April–1 October 1997. Note the bridal sponsons had been removed. #ussconstellation #cv64 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

USS Constellation CVA-64 about to pass under the Brooklyn Bridge, 12 July 1962, as she leaves Brooklyn, New York, bound for her new homeport, San Diego, CA. Note the lowered mast in order to pass under the bridge. #ussconstellation #cv64 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Check out USS Saratoga CVA-60 in 1956, with a variety of aircraft on deck. #usssaratoga #cv60 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is the containerized LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) set up on the flight deck of USS George H.W. Bush CVN-77 in Oct 2025, for a live-fire test. During the live-fire event, LOCUST LWS effectively detected, tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple unmanned aerial vehicles. #locust #lws #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

End of the line for USS Indipendence CV-62 as she arrived at the ship breakers. #ussindependence #cv62 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari