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Hughes Aircraft Company Weapons System Publications
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Abstract
The Hughes Aircraft Company Weapons System Publications (approximately 1965-2011) contain brochures, booklets, photographs, and illustrations of the AWG-9/Phoenix Air Superiority Weapon Control System developed by Hughes Aircraft Company Aerospace Systems Division based in California. The collection contains photographs of various aircraft, as well as a Supersonic Naval Ordnance Research Track (SNORT) test at the Naval Ordnance Test Station near China Lake, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and a crowd with the Hughes XH-17, October 23, 1952
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1937
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew in the cockpit of the Hughes Flying Boat, November 2, 1947
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Howard Hughes in the pilot's chair with (left to right) Dave Evans, Rae Hopper, and crew chief Charles Jucker (in the dark jacket).
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and a group of men with the Hughes XH-17, October 23, 1952
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
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Hughes XF-11 photographs, 1946-1947
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Materials contain photographs of the Hughes XF-11 prototype military reconnaissance aircraft. Howard Hughes piloted the two XF-11 prototypes built: in July 1946, Hughes crashed the first XF-11 in Beverly Hills, California; in April 1947, Hughes successfully flew the second prototype at high speeds and at high altitudes. However, the United States Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and in August of 1947, Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee in the U.S. Senate about the failures of the program.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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#68177: Ken Hughes, Project Coordinator for the Facilities Department was recently named at the President's Classified Staff Employee of the Year, July 28, 2011, 2011 July 28
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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