Episode 391 - The US Navy's Flying Aircraft Carriers ft. Dr. Patrick Wyman
DEC 8, 202582 MIN
Episode 391 - The US Navy's Flying Aircraft Carriers ft. Dr. Patrick Wyman
DEC 8, 202582 MIN
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Joe and Tom are joined by Dr. Patrick Wyman, host of Past Lives and Tides of History to talk about the time the US Navy attempted to deploy flying aircraft carriers, which failed at a rate of 100%
Sources:
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/how-airship-became-flying-aircraft-carrier
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/the-u-s-navys-flying-aircraft-carrier-mistake-still-stings/
https://www.military.com/history/navys-short-lived-plan-dominate-skies-flying-aircraft-carriers.html
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/the-cursed-uss-akron-class.html
https://magazine.atavist.com/2025/american-hindenberg-zeppelin-disaster
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1934/july/loss-akron
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-uss-macon/
