The Hughes XF-11 was a massive, twin-boom, high-altitude, long-range reconnaissance aircraft designed for World War II, sharing a visual silhouette with the P-38 Lightning but significantly larger and ...
On Apr. 5, 1947, the second prototype of the Hughes XF-11 twin-boom aircraft made its first complete flight (takeoff and safe landing), piloted by Howard Hughes. Designed and built by Hughes Aircraft ...
Hosted on MSN
The billionaire’s plane that almost killed him
On July 7, 1946, aviation tycoon Howard Hughes finally took his long-delayed reconnaissance aircraft, the Hughes XF-11, into the sky for its maiden flight. After years of political pressure, spiraling ...
Karina Longworth writes and presents the popular podcast "You Must Remember This," a show that examines the "secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood's first century." During her research for ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results