Episode 391 - The US Navy's Flying Aircraft Carriers ft. Dr. Patrick Wyman

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4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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USE CODE DEC25 TO GET 50% OFF PATREON SUBSCRIPTIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Joe and Tom are joined by Dr. Patrick Wyman, host of Past Lives and Tides of History to talk about the time the US Navy attempted to deploy flying aircraft carriers, which failed at a rate of 100% Sources: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/how-airship-became-flying-aircraft-carrier https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/the-u-s-navys-flying-aircraft-carrier-mistake-still-stings/ https://www.military.com/history/navys-short-lived-plan-dominate-skies-flying-aircraft-carriers.html https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/the-cursed-uss-akron-class.html https://magazine.atavist.com/2025/american-hindenberg-zeppelin-disaster https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1934/july/loss-akron https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-uss-macon/

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1:21.1	Music Hello and welcome to the Lions of Buy Donkeys podcast. I'm Joe and with me is Tom and our
1:45.9	returning champion, Dr. Patrick Wyman, host of the show, past lives. Together, we come to you,
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