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Photograph of the HK-1, Hughes Flying boat, as it returns from its historic test flight, November 2, 1947

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Date

1947-11-02

Description

A side view of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, the world's largest plane, which successfully completed its first flight. The eight 3,000 horsepower engines lifted the craft from the waters of Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. The plane is 219 ft long.

Digital ID

whh000280

Physical Identifier

0321_0306
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    whh000280. 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/d1xw4833t

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    Digital Provenance

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

    Date Digitized

    2012-08-17

    Extent

    5401 x 4266 pixels
    9.00 x 7.11 inches
    65,910,000 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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    image/tiff