Additional information from donor: Moderated by Mark Hall-Patton. Paul Winn, Geoff Schumacher, and Burton Cohen reflect on the impact Howard Hughes had on Las Vegas. Additional contribution by Bob Stoldal in video segments.
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Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-01130 Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Description given with photo: "Radar Installed on Passenger Planes Culver City, Calif. -- Radar safety control system (cabinet, left, center) for passenger planes, demonstrated by Howard Hughes in a trans-world airline plane, at Culver City, May 1st. Radar, with 500 and 2,000 foot warning signals, tells the pilot when he is approaching obstacles. Equipment is being installed in planes flying routes from San Francisco eastward to Shanghai. Credit (ACME) 5/3/47."