New Review: Skyhookers: An Illustrated History of Hook-On Aircraft and Their Dirigible Motherships

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William Wolf’s “Skyhookers” is a deeply researched, richly illustrated exploration of one of aviation history’s most ambitious and unusual experiments: launching and recovering fixed‑wing aircraft from giant airships. The book blends technical detail, historical narrative, and rare imagery to tell the story of how the U.S. Navy attempted to fuse lighter‑than‑air craft with early fighter technology.

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