Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Jul 7th 1946 - Howard Hughes took the XF-11, the fastest spy plane of it's time, for a test flight.
Jul 7th 1946 - Howard Hughes took the XF-11, the fastest spy plane of it's time, for a test flight. After staying in the air twice as long as agreed, the right hand propeller failed, and Hughes crashed into 3 houses. Depicted in #TheAviator
Link to tweet