r/todayilearned • u/wandering_soles • 6h ago
Navy, not Air Force TIL about the USS Macon (ZRS-5), a flying 'aircraft carrier' built by the U.S. Air Force in the 1930's that carried 5 scout biplanes in internal hangars which were deployed and retrieved in-flight via a retractable hook system.
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