Howard Hughes: Hughes Testing the Radar Safety Device of a Lockheed Constellation
Caption:
On May 1, 1947, Hughes assessed the new radar safety device (see arrow) of a Lockheed Constellation, a groundbreaking, propeller-driven plane that Hughes encouraged Lockheed to build in the early 1940s for his Trans World Airlines.
Digital Creation Date:
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Medium:
Photograph
Courtesy Line:
Photograph courtesy of UNLV Special Collections.
Physical Creation Date:
Thursday, May 1, 1947