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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/