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Photograph of the HK-1, Hughes Flying boat, as it returns from its historic test flight, November 2, 1947

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Date
1947-11-02
Description
A side view of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, the world's largest plane, which successfully completed its first flight. The eight 3,000 horsepower engines lifted the craft from the waters of Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. The plane is 219 ft long.
Digital ID
whh000280
Physical Identifier
0321_0306
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    whh000280. 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/d1xw4833t

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    Digital Provenance
    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
    Date Digitized
    2012-08-17
    Extent
    5401 x 4266 pixels
    9.00 x 7.11 inches
    65,910,000 bytes
    Language

    English

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