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Photograph of Howard Hughes flying a plane, circa 1944
Date
1943 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and an unidentified man standing outside of an aircraft.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes flying a plane, circa 1944
Date
1943 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and an unidentified man standing inside of an aircraft.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes flying a plane, circa 1944
Date
1943 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and others seated inside of a aircraft's cockpit.
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Publicity photographs of Howard Hughes and Hughes aircraft and clippings about technical drawings of Hughes aircraft: photograph album
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the David Rea Collection of Howard Hughes Publicity Photographs (PH-00400). This collection is comprised of publicity photographs of Howard Hughes and his aircrafts, from approximately the 1940s to the 1950s, that were compiled by David Rea, former pilot for Hughes Aircraft Company. This collection also includes clippings and technical drawings of Hughes aircrafts. Note: Newspaper clippings were not digitized, but are available in the reading room. All digital objects from this collection are part of a photographic album.
Mixed Content
The Howard Hughes Corporation; Hughes Aviation Center
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
JMA Architecture Studio Records
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Collection Number: MS-00783
Collection Name: JMA Architecture Studio Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: JMA Architecture Studio Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes and unidentified men standing in a building possibly located in Texas.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 02, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the controls of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat in Long Beach, California. Howard Hughes (right) is standing next to an unidentified man (probably a mechanic, left).
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the Lockheed L-14 Super Electra surrounded by crowds in New York.
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the Lockheed L-14 Super Electra surrounded by crowds in New York.
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