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Photograph of XF-11 plane at the Hughes Airport, Culver City, California, July 7, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

First test flight of the XF-11 at the Hughes Airport in Culver City, California in 1946.

Image

Photograph of a crowd greeting Howard Hughes at Bennett Field Airport, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of a crowd of people gathering to greet Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Field Airport in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "HH-101 NY-101. Here are thousands who greeted Howard Hughes and his crew after completing Round the World Flight at Bennett Field Airport. 7-14-38 (Press Association)."

Image

Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." 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."

Image

Photograph of the Lockheed 14, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

A black and white, profile view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft before takeoff.

Image

Photograph of the Lockheed 14, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft taking off for Paris.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes with Lockheed-14 plane, Le Bourget, France, July 11, 1938

Date

1938-07-11

Description

Howard Hughes surrounded by a crowd at Le Bourget Field in France, in front of a Lockheed-14, July 11, 1938. Le Bourget (Airport : Le Bourget, France)

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and others with the XH-17 helicopter, Culver City, California, October 23, 1952

Date

1952

Description

Howard Hughes (second from left) standing in front of the experimental helicopter XH-17, Flying Crane, with others (from left to right): Rea Hopper, Director of the Aeronautical Division, Hughes Aircraft Company; Hughes; Clyde Jones, Director of Engineering, Hughes Tool Company Aeronautical Division; Warren Reed, Assistant; Colonel Carl E. Jackson from Air Research and Development Headquarters, Baltimore; Gale J. Moore, Pilot; possibly Chal Bowen, Flight Engineer/Co-pilot, and an unidentified man, on October 23, 1952.

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Howard Hughes in a parade in Houston, Texas, 1938 July 30

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 04

Archival Component

Howard Hughes in the cockpit of 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 08

Archival Component

Rex Bell in Boulder City, Nevada on with two unidentified women: Handwritten on back "July 4, 1955, Boulder City", 1955 July 04

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Walking Box Ranch Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00346
Collection Name: Walking Box Ranch Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component