Ken Richardson

Hughes Aircraft

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Former president of the Hughes Aircraft Company and author of Hughes after Howard: The Untold Story

 

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Founded in 1932 by Howard Hughes — pilot, entrepreneur, movie mogul and ladies' man, the Hughes Aircraft Company became America's number one defense contractor.

Recollections of Hughes Aircraft, Innovative American Company

Founded in 1932 by Howard Hughes — pilot, entrepreneur, movie mogul and ladies' man, the Hughes Aircraft Company became America's number one defense contractor.

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