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

Information

Date
1947-11-01
Description
A portion of the Flying Boat is visible in this photograph that was taken during Howard Hughes first test flight. Photograph likely taken from inside the plane. Los Angeles Harbor is now known as Long Beach Harbor.
Digital ID
whh000386
Physical Identifier
0321_0411
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1h708698
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Seaplanes
Harbors
Ships
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

whh000386. 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/d1h708698

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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
2012-09-13
Extent
5270 x 6484 pixels
8.78 x 10.81 inches
102,514,688 bytes
Language

English

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