A U.S. Navy Douglas F4D-1 <i>Skyray</i> flying low to pick up and tow a target banner during aerial gunnery training. The banner was laid out on the ground and attached to a looped line stretched between two poles. The hook on the aircraft picked up the loop and the aircraft started an immediate climb, which would lift the banner without dragging it.
USN
circa 1960 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://nanarchive.omnitecinc.com/20102012.aspx">[1]</a> January-February 2000, p. 32.