Howard Hughes buy some airplane manufactures

I was thinking of having Howard Hughes purchase a few Airplane Manufacturers . Is there a way that he could end up owning Douglas Aircraft and North American Aviation before WW2 and either a purchase of or team up with Lockheed after WW2?
I been unable to find much info on the manufacturers. You can find a lot on the planes themselves but not much on the companies.
Is it possible or is it ASB ?
 

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Likely ASB. The reason why Hughes started going into military aviation, avionics, rockets/missiles, and satellites is because the aircraft manufacturers were not allowed to operate airlines. Buying out large companies could actually turn out to be a bad business move for him as it would leave him with less companies to buy planes or manufacture designs for him. It is a somewhat strange and inefficent rule but it was a big enough hassle to kill the Avro Jetliner (Hughes wanted it but would have had to find another company to build it for his airline).
 
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