Howard Hughes collection of (10) personal photographs from his plane crashes....

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Howard Hughes collection of (10) personal photographs from his plane crashes. Collection of (10) gelatin silver 8 x 10 in. prints (mostly quality restrikes) depicting three high-profile plane crashes in which Howard Hughes was involved. Three images show the Thomas Morse Scout biplane crashed by Hughes in 1928 while attempting a low-level turn during the filming of Hell's Angels. Two images show the Hughes H-1 Racer after Hughes broke the landplane speed record in 1935 and ran out of fuel demanding him to force land in a plowed beet field. Another two images depict the Sikorsky S-43 piloted by Hughes that crashed into Lake Meade during a test flight. The final three images depict the crash scene in Beverly Hills where Hughes nearly lost his life during a test flight of the Hughes XF-11 spy plane on April 5, 1947. Exhibit handling with minor creasing. From the personal collection of Howard Hughes.

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