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Photograph of Howard Hughes with his crew on the HK-1 Flying Boat in the Los Angeles Harbor, 1947

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Date
1947
Description
Howard Hughes on the flight deck of the HK-1, Flying Boat (the largest plane in the world) discussing with his flight engineer and radio operator, Dave Evans, the plans for the next day's taxi testing of the 400,000 pound craft. The flight deck occupies the upper level in the nose of the 219-foot hull. The Flying Boat was assembled on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.
Digital ID
whh000274
Physical Identifier
0321_0300
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1qf8jr7r
Details
Subject
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976
Evans, Dave
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Employees
Air pilots
Airplanes--Cockpits
Electric apparatus and appliances
Radio
Seaplanes
Men
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Howard Hughes on the flight deck of the HK-1 Flying Boat discussing with his flight engineer and radio operator, Dave Evans, the plans for the next day's taxi testing, 1947
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000274. 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/d1qf8jr7r

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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
2012-08-13
Extent
5427 x 4305 pixels
9.05 x 7.18 inches
66,840,000 bytes
Language

English

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