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Photograph of the Flying Boat wing and pontoon during test flight, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947

Information

Date
1947-11-02
Description
A portion of the Flying Boat is visible in this photograph that was taken during the first test flight. Harbor Island is visible in the distance. Photograph likely taken from inside the plane. Stamped on the back of the photo "Hughes Aircraft Photo." Los Angeles Harbor is now known as Long Beach.
Digital ID
whh000388
Physical Identifier
0321_0413
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17s7j045
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Seaplanes
Ocean
Ships
Boats and boating
Hoisting machinery
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
HK-1 test flight, 1947 November 02
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000388. Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs, 1916-1997. PH-00321. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17s7j045

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Date Digitized
2012-09-14
Extent
6582 x 5097 pixels
10.97 x 8.5 inches
100,646,912 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff