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Howard Hughes Flag Flown on Around the World Flight. Encapsulated by CAG
Howard Hughes Flag Flown on Around the World Flight. Encapsulated by CAG
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Howard Hughes Flag Flown on Around the World Flight. Encapsulated by CAG

American Flag, 12" x 8". Flown around the world on Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 from July 10-14, 1938. Encapsulated by CAG, measuring 13'' x 10.5''.

On July 14, 1938, Hughes set a record by completing a flight around the world in just 91 hours (three days, 19 hours, 17 minutes), which beat the previous record of 186 hours (7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes) set in 1933 by Wiley Post in a single-engine Lockheed Vega by almost four days. 

Provenance:

1. Albert Lodwick Collection

2. George Kitt

Accompanied by an additional packet of provenance used to authenticate the flag. 

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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Howard Hughes Flag Flown on Around the World Flight. Encapsulated by CAG

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