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One By One: A Brief History Of The US Navy's 5 Airships
She served in the US Navy from 1933 to 1935 and could carry up to 5 biplanes for scouting missions. She could carry both Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawks and Fleet N2Y-1 aircraft. Like the USS Akron ...
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Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk: The US Biplane Fighter That Was Carried By Airships
The United States Navy's interwar Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk was a parasitic fighter bi-plane carried by airborne aircraft carriers. The first manned flight was not by the Wright Brothers in 1902 but ...