Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Scene at Floyd Bennett Field as Howard Hughes and his crew landed after completing a round the world hop. 7-14-38. (Press Association)."
Trascribed from attached press release: " Howard Hughes (wearing hat) talks over details of tomorrow's initial taxi testing of his 24,000 horsepower flying boat, Nov. 1, 1947." Hughes is standing between Chal Bowen(?) (left) and Gale J. Moore (right).
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes in New York after making a high altitude flight from Los Angeles during which he tested a new two-ounce oxygen mask."
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Mr. Carl Ardery, pilot of the New Republic F-105F, who is demonstrating the aircraft and procedures.
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Mr. Carl Ardery, pilot of the New Republic F-105F, who is demonstrating the aircraft and procedures.