If flying aircraft carriers of this vintage interest you, "The War in the Air"—written by H.G. Wells in 1907 and published in 1908—is chock full of them. https

If flying aircraft carriers of this vintage interest you, "The War in the Air"—written by H.G. Wells in 1907 and published in 1908—is chock full of them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_in_the_Air https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_in_the_Air > It is (like many of Wells's works) notable for its prophetic ideas, images, and concepts—particularly the use of aircraft for the purpose of warfare—as well as conceptualizing and anticipating events related to World War I.