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This Day in Aviation History: Howard Hughes Made The First And Only Flight In His H-4 Hercules

November 2, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On November 2, 1947, Howard Hughes’ Hughes Aircraft Company H-4 Hercules flying boat, NX37602, made its first and only flight at the harbor of Los Angeles, […]

Howard Hughes Sikorsky S-43 Lands at Fantasy of Flight

June 30, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Kermit Weeks and his team from Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, spent about a week in Texas earlier this month disassembling the 1937 Sikorsky S-43 that Howard Hughes commissioned for a record-breaking around […]

Howard Hughes Sikorsky S-43 Heading to Fantasy of Flight Collection in Florida

June 13, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 6

This week, Kermit Weeks of Fantasy of Flight of Polk City, Florida will be heading to Texas with a crew of technicians to begin disassembly of Sikorsky S-43 N-440, once owned by Howard Hughes. Hughes […]

National Airline History Museum to Commemorate Historic Coast to Coast Connie Flight

June 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

The National Airline History Museum of Kansas City, Missouri is on a drive to raise $3.2 million for the restoration of its Lockheed Constellation and to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Howard Hughes’ record-setting cross-country […]

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This Day in Aviation History: Howard Hughes Made The First And Only Flight In His H-4 Hercules

Howard Hughes Sikorsky S-43 Lands at Fantasy of Flight

Howard Hughes Sikorsky S-43 Heading to Fantasy of Flight Collection in Florida

National Airline History Museum to Commemorate Historic Coast to Coast Connie Flight

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