Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Checking damages of plane on arrival at Le Bourget. Le Bourget-- The thoroughness with which he planned the flight and carried it through was still with Howard Hughes when the millionaire flyer and his four companions arrived at Le Bourget, after a record smashing flight across the Atlantic. Hughes is shown here, examining the tail of his plane, just after landing, The tail was damaged slightly. After repairs were made, the fliers took off for Moscow."
The black and white, skyline view of New York City with Lockheed 14 flying in the foreground. Typed onto script included with the image: "Howard Hughes plane in flight over New York City. July 1938."
The black and white, skyline view of New York City with Lockheed 14 flying in the foreground. Typed onto script included with the image: "Howard Hughes plane in flight over New York City. July 1938."