Description given with photo: "Hughes Arrives In New York: La Guardia Field, New York, N.Y. -- Howard Hughes, airplane designer, pilot and movie producer, steps down from his converted B-23 bomber at La Guardia Field following his transcontinental flight from Culver City to New York, the first since he narrowly escaped death in the crash of an experimental plane July 7. Hughes personally piloted the B-23 over the 3,000-mile route."

A view of Howard Hughes being interviewed by reporters in New York, New York.

A view of Howard Hughes stepping out of a converted B-23 bomber in New York, New York.

A view of Howard Hughes stepping out of a converted B-23 bomber in New York, New York.

The black and white view of Howard Hughes walking with other unidentified men toward the Lockheed 14 aircraft that was then being refueled. Hughes was then on his Around the World Flight where he visited Paris, Moscow, Fairbanks, and Alaska.

A view of Howard Hughes being interviewed by reporters in New York, New York.

A view of Howard Hughes being interviewed by reporters in New York, New York.