Tag: airships
The Brief (and Bizarre) History of Flying Aircraft Carriers
Published Date: 2 December, 2013
“Planners foresaw even more massive airships equipped with top-mounted runway surfaces and cavernous hangars hidden within the hulls. Whole squadrons could be stored inside the airships and moved back and forth to the landing deck…
The Other ‘Silent Service’ – U.S. Navy Airships of WW2
Published Date: 23 October, 2013
“Despite their contributions to the Allied war effort, blimp crews fought in relative obscurity.” WHEN AMERICA suddenly found itself at war following the attack on Pearl Harbor, military planners in Washington realized they had neither…