July 15, 1938 (June 18) Tiger years, Hughes record flight around the world new record. young


Hughes ready to take off
1938. Millionaire aviator Howard Hughes created a new record flight around the world in New York by the grand tradition of throwing streamers welcome. History Today www.lssdjt.com
Hughes and his four crew members after 3 days 19 hours 17 minutes flight in Brooklyn Freud. Bennett airfield landing. The purpose of this flight is to promote the 1939 World Expo. Their twin-engine Lockheed aircraft average speed of 208 miles per hour. (Lssdjt.com)
aircraft sailed 14,824 miles, on the way to stay in Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Siberia, and Yakutsk, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Minneapolis and other places made.
Hughes broke five years ago, Willie - Post seven days to create the world flight record of 18 hours. More than 200 million New Yorkers along the parade route to cheer Hughes, cheers.