1930s Curtiss Sparrowhawk parasite biplane. These were designed to be deployed from and recovered by airships.
After being successfully hooked, here it is as it is lifted into the hangar of the USS Akron:
More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_F9C_Sparrowhawk
Previously:
1930s biplane fails aircraft carrier landing - GIF and photo
1936 Imperial Airways biplane passenger cabin - photo
Tiger Moth biplane hits cow on landing
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