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Howard Hughes

UNLV Special Collections

Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of his prototype XF-11 reconnaissance plane in preparation the plane's maiden flight on July 7, 1946. The flight would end disastrously as Hughes ended up crashing the XF - 11, suffering third-degree burns, a crushed collarbone and 24 broken ribs as a result of the accident.