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to carry parasite aircraft that support the mothership by extending its role, for example for reconnaissance, or acting in a support role such as fighter defence.

The first experiments with rigid airships to launch and recover fighters were carried out during World War I.

The British experimented with the 23-class airships from that time. Then in the 1920s, as part of the "Airship Development Programme",

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