USS Macon Airship U.S. Navy The AC-47D carried about 16

The AC-47D carried about 16

but retained the tail unit and landing gear of its predecessor

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the Tiger was redesignated the F-11F-1 and developed as an entirely new aircraft

USS Macon Airship U.S. Navy The AC-47D carried about 16USS Macon airship display model. USS Macon (ZRS 5) was a rigid airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting. It served as a flying aircraft carrier, launching Sparrowhawk biplanes. In service for less than two years, in 1935 Macon was damaged in a storm and lost off California's Big Sur coast, though most of her crew were saved. At less than 20ft (ca. 7m) shorter than Hindenburg, she and her sister, Akron, were among the largest