StudioWestern Ways Features ServiceBrowse TopicMilitary and WarScience and TechnologySubjectAerospace industries--Arizona--HistoryDescriptionOn this date in 1951, Howard Hughes' company Hughes Aircraft, announced plans to build a multi-million dollar defense plant in Tucson and to hire as many as 8,000 employees. Hughes built the plant and then immediately sold it to the U.S. Air Force, though the Hughes company continued to operate the facility. This photo, taken in 1966, shows a Hughes company assembly line for Falcon missiles, the first guided air-to-air missile. During the 1950s and 1960s, more than 40,000 Falcon missiles were manufactured Tucson.Date Original1966Date Range1960s (1960-1969)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatBlack-and-white photographsContributing InstitutionArizona Historical Society Library and ArchivesCollectionThis Day in Arizona HistorySubcollectionMS 1255 Charles and Lucile Herbert - Western Ways Features Manuscript and Photograph Collection, ca. 1930-1970 (bulk 1940-1960)Rights StatementTo order reproductions or inquire about permissions contact the Arizona Historical Society at [email protected]
Call NumberMS 1255 Charles and Lucile Herbert - Western Ways Features Manuscript and Photograph Collection, ca. 1930-1970 (bulk 1940-1960), Box 28 Folder 420/ (P)IdentifierMS1255F420P.jpgDate Digitized2010-01-12Digital FormatJPEG
