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Photograph of Captain Jack Le Claire and James M. Landis examining equipment in a TWA aircraft, June 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Captain Jack Le Claire (left), TWA pilot, explains the Howard Hughes-designed airline radar "automatic terrain clearance indicator" to James M. Landis, right, chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, June 1947.
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Photograph of an unidentified plane flying through clouds, May 2, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified plane flying through clouds on May 2, 1947.
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Photograph of pilots lined up in front of their biplanes at the Oakland Airport, California, March 15, 1929
Date
1929
Archival Collection
Description
Stunt pilots for the film Hell's Angels line up before the largest fleet of World War I planes ever assembled for the making of a motion picture. The event took place on the runway of the Oakland Airport, March 15, 1929.
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Photograph of the first XF-11, with a Constellation plane in the background, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
The first XF-11 on the runway, with a Constellation in the background. Notice the dual propellers, marking this as the first XF-11.
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Aerial photograph of the HK-1 Flying Boat in the Los Angeles Harbor, circa 1947
Date
1946 to 1948
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial view of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1935-1946
Date
1935 to 1946
Archival Collection
Description
An undated portrait of Howard Hughes.
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Photograph of men working on the interior of the Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, October 31, 1947
Date
1947-10-31
Archival Collection
Description
Men working inside the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.
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Photograph of the interior of the Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, October 31, 1947
Date
1947-10-31
Archival Collection
Description
Men working inside of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor. Transcribed from note on back of photo: "Inside the Boat: Shown in a view looking toward the tail of the Hughes Flying Boat, the man is dwarfed by the giant interior of the airplane."
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Photograph of the cockpit of the Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, October 31, 1947
Date
1947-10-31
Archival Collection
Description
The cockpit of Hughes Flying Boat on Terminal Island at the Los Angeles Harbor.
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Photograph of the interior of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angles Harbor, October 31, 1947
Date
1947-10-31
Archival Collection
Description
Inside the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.
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