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.
The view of a crowd of people watch Howard Hughes walk through Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "A scene at Floyd Bennett Field as Howard Hughes and his crew landed after completing a round the world hop. 7-14-38 (Press Association)."
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Official United States Air Force Photograph - Anderson AFB Washington 25, D.C."
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes after landing in New York after a high altitude flight from Los Angeles during which he tested a new two-ounce oxygen mask. With him were (L to R): Charles Perrine, Glenn Odekirk, and Harry Connor."
Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00022 Collection Name: Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada Box/Folder: Folder 03
The black and white view of Howard Hughes, surrounded by crowds, as he stands before a microphone after landing his Lockheed 14 aircraft for the Around the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York.