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75 Years Ago Today (19th Jan 1937): Howard Hughes breaks the air record

Posted by Russel Tarr on January 19, 2012January 2, 2012

American industrialist, film producer and aviator Howard Hughes broke the U.S. transcontinental air record, flying from Burbank, California to Newark, New Jersey in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds. The New York Times report of the event can be found here.

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