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Photograph of HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, as it returns from its test flight, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947

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Date

1947-11-02

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A front view of HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, the world's largest plane, which successfully completed its first flight, shown in the photo. The eight 3,000 horsepower engine lifted the craft from the waters of Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. The huge wings, with a span of 320 feet carried the aircraft for one mile at a 100-mile per hour speed before Hughes put it back on the water.

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whh000278

Physical Identifier

0321_0308
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    whh000278. 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/d16d5pj1p

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

    Date Digitized

    2012-08-17

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    5414 x 4279 pixels
    9.02 x 7.13 inches
    66,270,000 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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    image/tiff