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Photograph of the Flying Boat launching into Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947

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Date
1947-11-01
Description
The Hughes flying boat was launched for the first time, (Nov 1, 1947) after the three concrete docks, one containing the hull and two the wing pontoons, were pumped with sea water to the outside level, gates were lowered and the plane was towed forward by tractors and then by boats as the tail cleared the dock. Los Angeles Harbor is currenly known as Long Beach Harbor, California.
Digital ID
whh000122
Physical Identifier
0321_0090
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1q52fk77
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Airplanes
Crowds
Seaplanes
Harbors
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Hughes's Flying Boat was launched for the first time at Long Beach Harbor, California, 1947 November 01
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000122. 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/d1q52fk77

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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
2012-06-27
Extent
6797 x 5428 pixels
11.33 x 9.05 inches
105,550,000 bytes
Language

English

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