GM Hughes Electronics Corporation

Product Details GM Hughes Electronics Corporation Certificate TypeClass H Common StockDate IssuedMay 17, 1989CanceledYesPrinterAmerican Bank Note CompanySignaturesMachine printedApproximate Size12" (w) by 8" (h)Additional DetailsNA Historical Context Hughes Electronics was formed in 1985 as GM Hughes Electronics, a company put together by General Motors. The company emerged out of the former Hughes Aircraft, a firm founded by the notorious billionaire recluse Howard Hughes. Howard Hughes inherited control of his father's affluent tool company at the age of 19, in 1924, and subsequently went to Hollywood for a brief career producing and directing movies. Enamored with airplanes, Hughes learned to fly, and founded Hughes Aircraft in 1932. Hughes's personal interest was in faster flight. As a pilot, he set several world speed records in the 1930s, and his company focused on building innovative planes. During World War II, the U.S. government contracted Hughes Aircraft to design an