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Two firemen standing in remains of house destroyed by Howard Hughes' FX-11 plane crash in Los Angeles, Calif., 1946

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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
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) 825-3983
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: Aircraft accidents--California--Los Angeles
Disaster
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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