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Howard Hughes in Airplane Cockpit
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Howard Hughes - aviation-obsessed motion picture producer, millionaire playboy, and aircraft business leader - seated in the cockpit of his airplane after a test flight. In this plane, a Boeing pursuit plane of the Army type, powered with a Wasp-Whitney 580-horsepower engine which he had remodeled to meet his specification, Hughes had already averaged over 225 miles per hour.
Bulloch, Charles E.
Publication Information
| Creator | Bulloch, Charles E. |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 11 x 13 cm |
Collection Information
| Call Number | NF Hughes, Howard |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED |
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