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Photograph of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, returning from its historic test flight, November 2, 1947

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Date
1947-11-02
Description
Transcribed press release from back of photograph: "Howard Hughes' flying boat, world's largest plane, rides free off Terminal Island in Los Angeles Harbor immediately after its launching yesterday. The plane's vertical stabilizer tip rides about 80 feet above the water as the air giant floats for the first time. With Hughes at the controls, the colossal craft will get first water taxi tests today."
Digital ID
whh000283
Physical Identifier
0321_0303
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1jq0t24t
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Seaplanes
Harbors
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
HK-1 Flying Boat immediately after its launch before taxi tests, 1947 November 02
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000283. 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/d1jq0t24t

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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
2012-08-17
Extent
5375 x 4214 pixels
8.96 x 7.02 inches
64,800,000 bytes
Language

English

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