And how big is a squadron ? I think I remember having read that at the beginning of the 80’s, a Nimitz-class carrier had 24 “big” aircrafts (F-4 or F-14), 24 “small” aicrafts (A-7 or F-18), and 12 long range attack aircrafts (A-6 intruder). that made 60 combat aircrafts. Is this accurate ? This made 12 aircrafts per squadron. Is this still the case ?

Your very close……….

2- Squadrons F-14 or F-4 (12 Aircraft Each)
2- Squadrons F/A-18 or A-7 (12 Aircraft Each)
1- Squadron A-6* (14 Aircraft Each)
1- Squadron S-3 (10 Aircraft Each)
1- Squadron SeaKing ASW Helicopters (6 Aircraft Each)
1- Det E-2 Hawkeyes (4 Aircraft Each)

* A-6 Squadron made up with 10 A-6 Intruder Bombers and 4 KA-6 Tankers.