The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Take-off from Floyd Bennett Airport for Paris on first lef of Round the World flight at 7:20 P.M. E.D.T. piloted by Howard Hughes with crew of four."
Engines attached to the wing of the Flying Boat are visible in this photograph that was taken during Howard Hughes first test flight. Harbor Island is visible in the distance. Photograph likely taken from inside the plane. Los Angeles Harbor is now known as Long Beach Harbor.
Dick Hannah, standing at far right, at Howard Hughes telephone press conference at the Universal-Sheraton Hotel in North Hollywood, California, January 7, 1972. Hannah stands before a table with various members of the media, including Gladwin Hill of the New York Times, Wayne Thomas of the Chicago Tribune, and Marvin Miles of the Los Angeles Times, seated behind microphones.