▁single ▁trial , ▁made ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁was ▁successful ▁the ▁experiments ▁were ▁not ▁continued . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁in ▁a ▁test ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁carrying ▁f ighter ▁aircraft ▁on ▁dirig ibles , ▁the ▁air ship ▁C - 1 ▁lifted ▁a ▁US ▁Army ▁Curt iss ▁J N - 4 ▁aircraft ▁to ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁feet ▁over ▁Fort ▁T ild en , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁at ▁that ▁height ▁released ▁it ▁for ▁a ▁free ▁flight ▁back ▁to ▁base . ▁The ▁air ship ▁was ▁pil oted ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁George ▁C rom pton , ▁Dir ig ible ▁Officer ▁at ▁NAS ▁Rock away , ▁and ▁the ▁air plane ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁A . ▁W . ▁Red field , ▁USA , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 2 nd ▁A ero ▁Squadron ▁based ▁at ▁Mine ola ▁( Long ▁Island , ▁NY ). ▁▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Imperial ▁Air ship ▁Sch eme ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁en vis aged ▁a ▁commercial ▁air ship ▁that ▁could ▁also ▁carry ▁five ▁f ighter ▁aircraft ▁if ▁put ▁into ▁military ▁use , ▁but ▁this ▁requirement ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁first ▁the ▁D H . 5 3 ▁light ▁aer op lane ▁and ▁then ▁G loster ▁Gre bes ▁had ▁been ▁launched ▁from ▁the ▁air ship ▁R . 3 3 . ▁▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ,