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"The United States Navy airships U.S.S. Akron (ZRS-4) and U.S.S. Macon (ZRS-5) were designed for long-range scouting in support of fleet operations. Often referred to as flying aircraft carriers, each of the helium-inflated airships carried F9C-2 Curtiss Sparrowhawk biplanes which could be launched and recovered in flight, greatly extending the range over which the Akron and Macon could scout the open ocean for enemy vessels."
Fun fact: Hangar One at Moffett Field was built to house the USS Macon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar_One_(Mountain_View,_Cal...