▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁air ship ▁ ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁test ▁the ▁tra pe ze ▁system ▁developed ▁to ▁launch ▁and ▁recover ▁fixed ▁wing ▁aircraft ▁from ▁rig id ▁air ships . ▁The ▁tests ▁were ▁a ▁success , ▁and ▁the ▁purpose ▁built ▁air ships ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁carry ▁par as ite ▁aircraft ▁inside ▁a ▁hang ar ▁bay ▁within ▁the ▁h ull . ▁The ▁air ships ▁could ▁carry ▁up ▁to ▁five ▁single - se at ▁Curt iss ▁F 9 C ▁S par row h aw ks ▁for ▁sc out ing ▁or ▁two - se at ▁Fle et ▁N 2 Y - 1 s ▁for ▁training . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁two ▁two - se at ▁W aco ▁U BF ▁X J W - 1 ▁bi plan es ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁sky ho oks ▁were ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁USS ▁Ma con . ▁ ▁The ▁temporary ▁system ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁which ▁never ▁carried ▁any ▁aircraft ▁on ▁oper ational ▁fl ights . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁also ▁tested ▁the ▁launch ing ▁of ▁a ▁gl ider ▁over ▁Lake h urst , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Although ▁operations ▁of ▁these ▁par as ite ▁aircraft ▁were ▁quite ▁successful , ▁the ▁ult imate ▁loss ▁of ▁both ▁air ships ▁( A k ron ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁Ma con ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ) ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁bom bers ▁to ▁carry ▁par as ite ▁f igh ters