The black and white view of spectators viewing Hughes Racer located in front of the Administration Building at the Newark Airport.

Description given with photo: "Hughes Pilots Radar-Equipped Plane Culver City, Calif. -- First passenger plane equipped with radar is flown in demonstration May 1st by Howard Hughes (left) and co-pilot R.C. Loomis over Culver City. Pilots using this equipment will be warned of approaching obstacles by lights flashing on radar panel. Two lights (lefts) with 2,000-foot range, are used to guarantee clearance over mountains; two lights (right) with 500-foot range, are a safety device for approaches and landings. Either set of lights warns against approaching aircraft. Trans-World Airline plans to install radar on its passenger planes. Credit (ACME) 5-3-47."

The black and white view of the Hughes Racer at Newark Airport after setting new transcontinental record of 332 miles an hour.

The black and white view of Howard Hughes alighting from his plane at Newark Airport after establishing a new transcontinental record.

The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in the Northop Gamma Racer in New York. Text printed on a card included with the image: "Hughes sets new Miami-New York record Howard Hughes, Millionaire flier and pictured in the cockpit of his low-wing Northrop all-metal, plane, shortly after landing in New York, April 21st, 4 hours and 22 minutes after having taken off from Miami, Fla. He had beaten the record established by Jimmy Wedel in July 1933, by 36 minutes."

A view of Howard Hughes, surrounded by crowds, after arriving in New York.

A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules being guarded by police men as the aircraft travels down a street in Culver City, California.