In 1933, the USS Akron was one of the largest flying objects ever built and the world’s first aircraft-carrier airship, capable of carrying fighter planes that could launch and land in flight. But ...

The USS Akron flies off the Panama Canal Zone on March 15, 1933, with the airship's training plane suspending in her hangar opening. (U.S. Army Air Corps photo from the collections of the Naval ...

Militaries all around the world are always trying to revolutionize the vessels at their disposal. Some have heard about the Japanese I-400 submarine aircraft carrier or America's ingenious submarine ...

The USS ZRS-4 Akron crashed on April 4, 1933 about 20 miles off the New Jersey shore near Barnegat Light when the stern crashed on the sea during a storm. This collection consists of a copy of the ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Regardless of speculation, World War II was won without flying aircraft carriers, proving they weren’t a war-winning asset. The concept has lain dormant for decades, ...