Glider Takes Off From Dirigible Los Angeles
LAUNCHED FROM AIRSHIP. United Press Association.—Bj Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Sunday, 7 p.m. NEW YORK, Feb. 1.
The first glider ever launched from an airship slipped off the tail of the dirigible Los Angeles, cruising at 3000 feet. Seated in a 200 pounds monoplane glider, Lieutenant Ralph Barna* by, only licensed glider pilot in the United States Navy, gracefully circied Lake Hurst, crossing and re-crossing the field a dozen times and landing 15 minutes after he left the airship.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7133, 3 February 1930, Page 6
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