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1. allthatsinteresting.com › howard-hughes-plane-crashHow Howard Hughes' Plane Crash Scarred Him For Life

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   Jan 19, 2022 · On July 7, 1946, Howard Hughes was piloting the first test flight of his experimental XF-11 spy plane when it lost power and crashed into a Beverly Hills mansion.

2. www.grunge.com › 747752Howard Hughes' Tragic 1946 Plane Crash Explained - Grunge

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   Jan 26, 2022 · Howard Hughes is known for being an eccentric aviator, but in 1946 a tragic plane crash shaped the course of his life. Here's what happened in the crash.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Howard_HughesHoward Hughes - Wikipedia

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   A lifelong aircraft enthusiast and pilot, Hughes survived four airplane accidents: one in a Thomas-Morse Scout while filming Hell's Angels, one while setting the airspeed record in the Hughes Racer, one at Lake Mead in 1943, and the near-fatal crash of the Hughes XF-11 in 1946.

4. www.thisdayinaviation.com › 7-july-19467 July 1946 | This Day in Aviation

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   Jul 7, 2023 · At 7:20 p.m., the airplane crashed into three houses on North Whittier Drive, Beverly Hills, California. The fire destroyed the prototype and one of the houses and heavily damaged the others. Howard Hughes was seriously injured in the crash. Burning wreckage of Hughes’ prototype XF-11 in the yard at 808 N. Whittier Drive, Beverly Hills, California.

5. www.pbs.org › opb › historydetectivesHoward Hughes Crash | History Detectives | PBS

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   On July 7, 1946, Howard Hughes undertakes the first flight of his XF-11, designed to be the highest, fastest spy plane of its time. But the propeller fails, leaving Hughes without power.

6. www.military.com › undertheradar › 2018/11/12'Seduction': Howard Hughes and the XF-11 Crash That Changed...

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   Nov 13, 2018 · We've got an excerpt from the book that focuses on his notorious test flight and crash of the experimental XF-11 plane in July 1946. He walked away and recovered from his physical injuries,...

7. www.youtube.com › watchHoward Hughes Critically Injured in 1946 Plane Crash in ... - ...

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   Sep 2, 2017 · Hughes was saved from death as the plane exploded into flames by Marine Sgt. William Lloyd Durkin, stationed at the El Toro Marine Base, and Capt. James Guston, 22, son of the industrialist and...

8. www.evergreenmuseum.org › exhibit › the-spruce-gooseThe Spruce Goose - Evergreen Museum

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   On Sunday, November 2, 1947, the Hughes Flying Boat had its first and only flight on Long Beach Harbor, California. While taxiing on the water, Howard Hughes surprised the gathered crowd of onlookers by suddenly lifting the aircraft off the sea during a taxiing test.

9. www.youtube.com › watchHoward Hughes XF-11 Crash Newsreel (1946) - YouTube

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   Jul 7, 2016 · Howard Hughes' plane crashed 300 yards short of the Los Angeles Country Club course and clipped three houses in Beverly Hills, CA while testing out a new pro...

10. www.pbs.org › static › mediaEpisode 6, Howard Hughes Crash, Los Angeles and McMinnville, OR -...

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    May 12, 2011 · A billionaire playboy barely escapes death in the biggest plane crash in Hollywood history. And right here may be the instrument that charted Hughes's near fatal descent.