Today in History

July 10, 1938
Record Buster
In his ongoing quest for aviation records, billionaire aviator Howard Hughes sets out with a crew of four to shatter the trans-global flight record, and departs from Brooklyn, New York, in a Lockheed 14 monoplane. Returning 3 days and 19 hours later, on July 14, he bests the 1933 record by four days.



Today's Feature History Article

Sky Writer

Anne Morrow Lindbergh chronicled the flights made with her celebrated husband




 



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