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Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series….
“There is no where I’d rather be than flying in my DC 3”…..so said Howard Hughes, our Link Man of the day, about his DC 3, our Link Man aircraft of choice for the day!!!
Hughes next to his private DC 3
At the peak of his powers in the 1960’s Hughes controlled major film studios, most military contracts and owned 78% of the stock of Trans World Airlines (TWA) one the great airlines of the golden age of aviation. For those scanning the financial horizon, when Hughes sold out of his interest of TWA, he netted a profit of $547 Million dollars…..and that’s in 1966 dollars!!!!! Today, that is worth $3.670 billion dollars.
Always the eccentric, Hughes touched on the lives of all Americans and as the owner of RKO Pictures produced around 30 titles including the original Scarface, The Hells Angels and your scribes favourite Jane Russell in The Outlaw.
As a sufferer of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) he was once described as the best dressed man in aviation, as he was always seen in cuff links and neck tie when flying. Of course Leonardo DiCaprio played him in the portrayal of Hughes, The Aviator along side another of your scribe’s favourites Cate Blanchett as one of his love interests, Katherine Hepburn.
At the time of his death in 1976 he was a drug addled recluse in one of his casinos in Las Vegas and managed to leave an estate of $2.5 Billion….$9.57 Billion today!!!! That is $5.9 Billion dollars he grew his wealth in 10 years in today's money.
Today’s links are small working propellers and were a gift from an aviation buddy many years ago. They are worn with a tailored shirt and a silk Fortnum and Mason neck tie.
Til Later
ONWARD
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series….
“There is no where I’d rather be than flying in my DC 3”…..so said Howard Hughes, our Link Man of the day, about his DC 3, our Link Man aircraft of choice for the day!!!
Hughes next to his private DC 3
At the peak of his powers in the 1960’s Hughes controlled major film studios, most military contracts and owned 78% of the stock of Trans World Airlines (TWA) one the great airlines of the golden age of aviation. For those scanning the financial horizon, when Hughes sold out of his interest of TWA, he netted a profit of $547 Million dollars…..and that’s in 1966 dollars!!!!! Today, that is worth $3.670 billion dollars.
Always the eccentric, Hughes touched on the lives of all Americans and as the owner of RKO Pictures produced around 30 titles including the original Scarface, The Hells Angels and your scribes favourite Jane Russell in The Outlaw.
As a sufferer of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) he was once described as the best dressed man in aviation, as he was always seen in cuff links and neck tie when flying. Of course Leonardo DiCaprio played him in the portrayal of Hughes, The Aviator along side another of your scribe’s favourites Cate Blanchett as one of his love interests, Katherine Hepburn.
At the time of his death in 1976 he was a drug addled recluse in one of his casinos in Las Vegas and managed to leave an estate of $2.5 Billion….$9.57 Billion today!!!! That is $5.9 Billion dollars he grew his wealth in 10 years in today's money.
Today’s links are small working propellers and were a gift from an aviation buddy many years ago. They are worn with a tailored shirt and a silk Fortnum and Mason neck tie.
Til Later
ONWARD
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