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Why America abandoned its flying aircraft carriers

Flying aircraft carriers sound like fantasy, but the U.S. Navy actually built and operated them. In the early 1930s, the ...
Akron was once the “Airship Capital of the World,” home to the legendary USS Akron and Macon naval airships built in the iconic Akron Airdock. Today, that storied heritage is taking flight again as ...
Article Summary - In the interwar years, the U.S. Navy tried a radical idea: turn giant rigid airships into “flying aircraft carriers.” -USS Akron and USS Macon carried Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk ...