USS Los Angeles airship lands on USS Saratoga, January 1928

[Harv]

USS Los Angeles airship lands on USS Saratoga, January 1928

[tinatin]

…a really great photo…

[litespeed]

Wow, incredible skills to land that on a carrier

[JPTRR]

Incredible! Randy, where do you find these awesome images??? Thank you for posting.

[Dioramartin]

Any (air)port in a storm? On the other hand how awesome if this could have somehow become the first aerial aircraft carrier

[Danie]

Then there was this—https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Zr3nearvertical.jpg/196px-Zr3nearvertical.jpg

[Dioramartin]

Hey Danie, long-lost cousin? (Seriously, if you trace back to Kent UK send me a PM) – yeah I think that was the passenger emergency evacuation procedure

[Harv]

@JPTRR

Incredible! Randy, where do you find these awesome images??? Thank you for posting.

Just random images that pop up when I am on the internet. I thought that one was pretty cool and wanted to share it.

You’re welcome and thank you.
Randy

[Johnnych01]

Sadly, I cant post any of the images that pop up when I’m on the internet lol

[Johnnych01]

but on a serious note, that would be such a cool build … are both those available as kits in 1/700 or any scale ?

[Model_Monkey]

The actual event (USS Los Angeles landing on USS Saratoga in 1928) is real but, although the photo is really cool, it is photo-shopped. In reality, only LA’s bow touched down on Sara’s stern.

Here’s a video of the actual, very exciting and risky landing of an airship in windy conditions touching down on a pitching carrier deck:

USA: Airship 'Los Angeles' landing on the stern of USS Saratoga (1928)

Thanks for sharing the photo, it is really cool and very imaginative.

[Danie]

But it really did stand on its nose. Shortly after the at the navy gave up tall mooring masts for short ones.

[Danie]

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Hey Danie, long-lost cousin?

Only if you trace back to Scotland in the 1600s when my Martin ancestors went from there to America.