The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description written on the back of the photograph: "Like a Bouncing Ball, Howard Hughes landed at Minneapolis at 7:30 a.m., quickly refueled, and has off for New York at 8:11 a.m."
Howard Hughes on the flight deck of the HK-1, Flying Boat (the largest plane in the world) discussing with his flight engineer and radio operator, Dave Evans, the plans for the next day's taxi testing of the 400,000 pound craft. The flight deck occupies the upper level in the nose of the 219-foot hull. The Flying Boat was assembled on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.
Howard Hughes giving a news Conference beside his airplane after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal XF-11 prototype crash in 1946.
A view of Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and California Governor Frank Merriam (left to right) dining together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California.
The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft taking off on a part of Howard Hughes' Around the World flight. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "The Howard Hughes plane taking off from Minneapolis on their way to New York to complete a round the world flight."
Description given with photo: "Before Surprise Flight, Long Beach, Calif.: No longer land-locked, Howard Hughes' 200-ton flying boat, world's largest plane, rides free in Los Angeles harbor after being floated for the first time. The builder and pilot later took the controversial plane into the air for a surprise one-mile flight during taxing trials. Credit (ACME) 11-3-47."