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Photograph of Flying Boat engines after test flight, circa 1947

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Date

1947

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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
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    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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    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

    Date Digitized

    2012-09-13

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    6001 x 4697 pixels
    10 x 7.83 inches
    84,561,920 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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