Capt Yeager meets Howard Hughes

General Yeager’s says: I read this today: Sept 13, 1935 – Aviator Howard Hughes, Jr., of Houston, set a new airspeed record of 352 mph with his H-1 airplane (Winged Bullet).  I met Howard Hughes after I broke the sound barrier. He wanted to know more about it to design more airplanes. I liked him; … Continue reading Capt Yeager meets Howard Hughes