Posted on 08/10/2022 11:22:56 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The jigsaw puzzle of William Howard Hughes Jr.'s life has many missing pieces. After disappearing into thin air in 1983 he was wanted across the globe by numerous agencies, from the Air Force to the FBI to Interpol. At one point it was thought that he defected to the Russians. Some suggested he sabotaged the disastrous Challenger space shuttle launch. Even after his recent capture, much of this unlikely story remains a mystery for the ages. Here’s what we found out.
Born in Seattle in 1950 to a father who worked in the airline industry, Hughes had three sisters. He left the Pacific Northwest in his 20s to embark on a career in the Air Force, where he enlisted in 1973. By the age of 33 he was a captain at Kirtland Air Force base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he gained top secret access, working on a NATO program that controlled missile launches and missile warning systems.
Hughes bought a modest home in Albuquerque near the base and lived alone. In July of 1983 he was transferred to the Netherlands for a short trip to work on the same technology there. He was due to report back to Kirtland on Aug 1.
Hughes never returned to his air base. The Air Force revealed that he was seen withdrawing money from various ATMs in Albuquerque in late July – the Air Force reported that $28,500 was withdrawn from his account at 19 different locations. A search of his home on Chandelle Loop found to-do lists and books to read upon his return. His car was later found at Albuquerque International Airport. William Howard Hughes was officially classified as absent without leave on Aug 10, 1983.
At that time in New York City, 37-year-old real estate developer Donald Trump was finishing
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If he made wooden airplanes, I didn't know him.
That was the other Hughes.
“Why even mention Trump?”
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At the time Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy, a young Donald Trump was finishing 6th grade.
Don’t know him either
They just had to find a way to insert Trump’s name into the story. He truly does live rent free in their heads.
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Such losers...it has nothing to with anything, yet there it is:
“At that time in New York City, 37-year-old real estate developer Donald Trump was finishing the construction of Trump Tower. Hughes wouldn’t be seen again until Trump was president.”
That line had me wondering for a minute.
Interesting story.
Howard Hughes?
I was in the AF about that time. If you enlisted already having a 4 year degree and entered OCS soon after, you could get to Captain (O-3) pretty quick.
Depends on what year he made O-3. 7 years from commissioning would seem about right.
I was stationed at KAFB when this happened. Didn’t know the guy personally, but it was a big story for a while ...
I was commissioned in 1973. At that time you automatically made Captain (O-3) in 4 years.
Did Oswald really shoot Kennedy?
had teal skin and was bald
Sounds hot! Got her number?
2022? But he was gone only 10 minutes!
Wasn’t there some other guy at KAFB about the same time that faked his own death?
1983 is 39 years.
Not 35.
Thats gold Jerry, Gold!!!
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