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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.
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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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, 1936
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
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California Governor Frank Merriam, Howard Hughes, and Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw riding in a car in a parade on 5th Street in Los Angeles, California, 1938 August 01
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 06
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Photograph of people at Le Bourget, France, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Earl Martyn in the cockpit of the Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, 1947
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Hughes Tool Company and Preston Sturges, Articles of Incorporation for California Pictures Corporation, 1944 July 19 to 1944 August 24
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 427 (Restrictions apply)
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Hughes' H-1 Racer aircraft, circa 1937
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