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Photograph of the Flying Boat during the historic test flight, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
The Flying Boat during Howard Hughes first test flight November 2, 1947. Los Angeles Harbor is now known as Long Beach.
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Photograph of the Flying Boat during historic test flight, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
The Flying Boat during Howard Hughes' test flight.
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Photograph of the Flying Boat during its historic test flight, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
The Flying Boat during Howard Hughes historic test flight. Stamped on the back of the photo "Hughes Aircraft Photo" and the date "Nov 2 1947." Los Angeles Harbor, Terminal Island are now known as Long Beach.
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Aerial view of Hughes Flying boat launched, November 1, 1947, in preparation for the historic test flight, November 2 , 1947
Date
1947-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hughes Flying boat. Press release attached to back of photo: "LAUNCHING WORLD'S LARGEST PLANE The Hughes Flying boat was launched for the first time November 1, 1947. After the three concrete docks, one containing the hull and two the wing pontoons, were pumped with sea water to the outside level, gates were lowered and the Flying Boat was carefully towed forward by tractors, and by boats as the tail cleared the dock. During taxi tests the following day Howard Hughes made a surprise flight of a mile." Stamped on back of photo: "Hughes Aircraft Photo" and the date "Nov 1 1947." Los Angeles Harbor, Terminal Island are now known as Long Beach.
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Photograph of construction around the Flying Boat, Long Beach Harbor, California, July 16, 1947
Date
1947-07-16
Archival Collection
Description
Construction around Howard Hughes' Flying Boat at Long Beach Harbor, California. Date stamped on back of photo.
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Aerial photograph of the second XF-11, Culver City, California, April 3, 1947
Date
1947-04-03
Archival Collection
Description
The XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Material Command engineers, sits in a field. Automobiles with cameras on top are parked, ready to chase the plane on its test flight.
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Photograph of new machine shop for Research, Product and Metallurgical engineering departments, circa 1924
Date
1924
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to photograph: "LABORATORY MACHINE SHOP SPEEDS PRODUCT RESEARCH The Hughes Laboratory machine shop is devote to the building of full-scale test models of rock bits, tool joints and other drilling tools for laboratory and field testing. In connection with the latter, the shop is equipped to manufacture these tools in sufficient quantities to make possible extensive and simultaneous field trials. The machine shop handles a large amount of work for the Research, Product and Metallurgical engineering departments. This includes building new designs, new machines and new devices for preliminary testing."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Noah Dietrich, Houston, July 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes and Noah Dietrich (the chief Executive Officer of the Howard Hughes Corporation from 1925-1957), during a dinner in Houston honoring Hughes' world flight.
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Photograph of James Howard, Larsen Warren, and Noah Dietrich, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
James Howard "Dutch" Kindelberger (President and General Manager of North American Aviation), Larsen Warren, and Noah Dietrich seated at a banquet table.
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Photograph of 'Dutch' Kindelberger and others at banquet, circa 1940s - 1950's
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Seated during a banquet, Clifford, James Howard "Dutch" Kindelberger (President and General Manager of North American Aviation), Larsen Warren, Noah Dietrich (Chief Executive Officer of Howard Hughes Corporation 1925-1957), Bowron, Gorss, maybe Rentzel, ?, and General Ira C. Eaker (Vice President of Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft) attending.
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