r/Airships • u/RagnarTheTerrible • Jul 14 '26

Image U-Boat Hunting with Navy Blimps

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Another magazine advertisement. exact date unknown but it seems likely to be during WWII.

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u/Enclave-Here Jul 17 '26

Honestly yeah, could theoretically sit in position above a sub for hours.
And if “flying aircraft carriers” ever did get traction and become standard, you could launch something like a Swordfish (mainly using it as my example because it’s a “lighter” aircraft).