Major-General ilason M. Patrick, of j the United States Air Service, has added j a new chapter in aviation by launching .an aeroplane 2000 feet up. The expen- • ment was made with a plane hooked ■ underneath the car of an army dirigible. J It was intended to show primarily how. > in war time?, dirigibles can transport : planes. The plane is hooked on to » trapeze, and nuiv attach itself cart again. This open* a new vista in U» I use of the aeroplane, both in peace ana i war.
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 306, 26 December 1924, Page 6
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