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Photograph of Flying Boat engines after test flight, circa 1947

Information

Date
1947
Description
Press release attached to photo: "HUGHES FLYING BOAT Howard Hughes' massive wooden flying boat, which flew November 2, 1947, is shown in its Long Beach hangar in the first official photograph released since its flight. The airplane, with a wing span of 320 feet, remains today the largest ever constructed. The U. S. Navy has expressed interest in it for experimentation, although no transaction has yet been made." Stamped on photo: "HUGHES HELICOPTERS DIVISION OF SUMMA CORPORATION CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA." Los Angeles Harbor is now known as Long Beach Harbor.
Digital ID
whh000382
Physical Identifier
0321_0407
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11834866
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Seaplanes
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
HK-1 "Spruce Goose" or Flying Boat in its Long Beach hangar after its test flight, 1947 November 02
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000382. 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/d11834866

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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
2012-09-13
Extent
6001 x 4697 pixels
10 x 7.83 inches
84,561,920 bytes
Language

English

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