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Clarence Lee’s Engine Clinic — A Howard Hughes connection

Meeting Howard Hughes The 1936 Baby Cyclone engine was manufactured at Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale, CA, where Howard Hughes developed and built the Hughes H-1 Racer. From time to time, while talking with friends about events during our lifetime, several things that I have experienced usually come up. Many have suggested that I put these events in my column, as others might find them interesting. But I haven't, feeling that they were off...

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