February 12, 1935 – USS Macon United States Navy “flying aircraft carrier” : Crash (THIS DAY IN HISTORY)
On this day in 1935, the airship USS Macon goes down off the coast of California. Capable of launching and recovering fighter interceptors in mid-flight, the loss spells the end of the US Navy’s experimental flying aircraft carrier program. USS Macon (ZRS-5) USS Macon (ZRS-5) was a rigid airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting and served as a “flying aircraft carrier”, designed…