The black and white view of several unidentified people and mechanics surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft for Howard Hughes' Around the World flight. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Ground crew refueling Lockheed 14. Crowd and hangar in background."
From the David Rea Collection of Howard Hughes Publicity Photographs (PH-00400). This collection is comprised of publicity photographs of Howard Hughes and his aircrafts, from approximately the 1940s to the 1950s, that were compiled by David Rea, former pilot for Hughes Aircraft Company. This collection also includes clippings and technical drawings of Hughes aircrafts. Note: Newspaper clippings were not digitized, but are available in the reading room. All digital objects from this collection are part of a photographic album.