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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938
Date
1938-08-20
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."
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Photographs of crowds at Around-the-World-Flight Parade, New York City (N.Y.), July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Crowd at a parade in New York City celebrating the completion of Howard Hughes' Around-the-World Flight!
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes preparing to fly the Air Force test plane.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes preparing to fly the Air Force test plane.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes preparing to fly the Air Force test plane.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes preparing to fly the Air Force test plane.
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Howard Hughes receives congratulations from New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia at Floyd Bennett Airport in Brooklyn, New York; also featured is Grover Whalen, 1938 July 12
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
Date
1947 to 1948
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes, possibly right before or after the April 4, 1947 flight of the second XF-11 prototype.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes surrounded by officers.
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Howard Hughes on a ladder, climbing into the XF-11, 1946 July 07
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 09
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 09
Archival Component