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Title
Two firemen standing in remains of house destroyed by Howard Hughes' FX-11 plane crash in Los Angeles, Calif., 1946
Date Created and/or Issued
July 8, 1946
1946-07-08
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
AFTERMATH: Firemen view damage in vicinity of Lt. Col. Charles A. Meyer's home, which was destroyed by blaze resulting from Howard Hughes plane crash. Towering flames at left are from break in natural gas outlet in the Meyer kitchen. At right, tail section of the FX-11 plane, parts of which hit four different houses.
Type
image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b3232_41790
ark:/21198/zz0002v85t
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Disaster
Aircraft accidents--California--Los Angeles
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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