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Photograph of a portion of a wing of the Flying Boat being moved to Los Angeles Harbor for assembly, June 1946

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Date
1946
Description
HUGHES' GIANT PLANE GETS FLAPS This 74-foot wing-flap for the world's largest airplane, built by Howard Hughes, is almost as long as the wing of a standard 21-passenger airliner. The flap, one of two which will be installed in the 320-foot wing of the giant flying boat, is en route from the Hughes Aircraft plant at Culver City, California, to Los Angeles Harbor where the plane is being assembled. Transcribed from the photo sleeve: " June 1946."
Digital ID
whh000342
Physical Identifier
0321_0357
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1xk84x4t
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Airplanes
Airplanes--Wings
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Wing flap for the HK-1 Flying Boat, 1946
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000342. 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/d1xk84x4t

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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
2012-09-07
Extent
5427 x 3783 pixels
9.045 x 6.305 inches
61,591,903 bytes
Language

English

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