Howard Hughes
Aviator · Entrepreneur · Industrialist · Film Producer
Officially Sourced Information
Full name: Howard Robard Hughes Jr.
Born: December 24, 1905
Died: April 5, 1976
Park Worlds Summary
Howard Hughes was an American aviator, entrepreneur, industrialist, and film producer. His aviation work included record-setting flights, aircraft development, Hughes Aircraft, and a long association with TWA. Park Worlds includes Hughes in Invention Family Tree as one example of how inventors, companies, aircraft, and earlier technologies connect across generations of innovation.
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- Used for / supports: December 24, 1905 birth; April 5, 1976 death; aviation, film, invention and business roles; record-setting flights; H-1 development; H-4 Hercules; major aviation career context.
- Used for / supports: Howard Hughes acquiring control of T&WA/TWA beginning in 1939–1940 and the 1944 Lockheed Constellation record flight with TWA president Jack Frye.