[In 2022, we published another article covering the first flight of this remarkable aircraft, which you can read HERE.] In 1939, Howard Hughes, who was among many things the largest shareholder of ...

Hughes parlayed this small business into a highly successful and well-regarded aircraft manufacturing operation. Through his efforts, Hughes created a billion dollar enterprise, and more importantly, ...

Howard Hughes was a business magnate, engineer, pilot, film director, and philanthropist... and his interest in aviation and aerospace travel, forming the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1932.