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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

25th Jun 2012, 02:04

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Howard Hughes and the L-1649A

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Posted By porter-aero

Here's the story

To borrow from the late Bob Serling’s excellent corporate history of TWA:

“The Connie arrived in Nassau August 2 and didn’t leave until October 27, when Hughes flew it out alone. Why he decided to...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

24th Jun 2012, 04:37

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Howard Hughes and the L-1649A

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Posted By porter-aero

Two books mention this flight

In Bob Rummel's (TWA head engineer) book called "Howard Hughes and TWA" he mentions the flight. And Bob Serling in his book "Howard Hughes' Airline" devotes almost a page to the flight, saying he...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

23rd Jun 2012, 02:10

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Howard Hughes and the L-1649A

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Howard Hughes and the L-1649A

In 1957 Howard Hughes is reported to have flown a new 1649A Connie from Nassau in the Bahamas nonstop to Los Angeles. He had "borrowed" the plane from his airline, TWA, for awhile and was returning...

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