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Summary:On July 10 1938 the plane carrying millionaire Howard Hughes and four companions is on its way to establishing a new record for a flight around the world. With Hughes at the controls for the majority of the time, the Lockheed 14 aircraft circled the earth in 91 hours, 14 minutes.
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