USS Los Angeles, First Airship to Land at Sea on Aircraft Carrier
At Sea, Deck of USS Saratoga, 28 January 1928
Vintage silver print, 240x180 mm, caption, pencil, verso : Aviation - Dirigible Los Angeles made foot to deck of USS Saratoga, airplane carrier, date stamp, verso
ZR-3, USS Los Angeles, was a zeppelin built in Germany for the United States Navy as part of a reparations payment. Her landing onboard the USS Saratoga on 28 January 1928 was a one-time event and as far as I know the only airship landing on a carrier.
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