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| Title | Description | ||
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| 1 | Howard Hughes and co-pilot at Flying Boat gauges | Howard Hughes (right) and unidentified co-pilot at the gauge panel of the Hughes Flying Boat, Oct. 31, 1947 | |
| 2 | Howard Hughes and others studying Flying Boat plans | Howard Hughes (center) studying digrams for the Flying Boat with two unidentified men. | |
| 3 | Howard Hughes at Flying Boat controls | Howard Hughes at the controls of the Flying Boat, Nov. 1, 1947, prior to its first taxi tests in Los Angeles Harbor. | |
| 4 | Hughes Flying Boat at Los Angeles Harbor | Aerial view of the Hughes Flying Boat at Los Angeles Harbor. | |
| 5 | Hughes Flying Boat at the harbor | ||
| 6 | Hughes Flying Boat fuselage in transport | Fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat being transported from a hangar by truck. The moving truck and rig have signs from Star House Movers, Inc., of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Caif. Groups of people stand by to watch. | |
| 7 | Hughes Flying Boat fuselage in transport | The fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat is seen in transport on a moving truck rig on a narrow road in the country, on its way to Los Angeles Harbor. Small groups of people gather to watch. | |
| 8 | Hughes Flying Boat in Los Angeles Harbor | The Hughes Flying Boat in Los Angeles Harbor, Nov. 2, 1947. A small boat, crowded with people, is seen in the harbor nearby. | |
| 9 | Hughes Flying Boat in Los Angeles Harbor | The Hughes Flying Boat in Los Angeles Harbor, Nov. 2, 1947. | |
| 10 | Hughes Flying Boat in Los Angeles Harbor | The Hughes Flying Boat at Terminal Island in Los Angeles Harbor, Nov. 2, 1947. | |
| 11 | Hughes Flying Boat in Los Angeles Harbor | The Hughes Flying Boat in Los Angeles Harbor, Nov. 1, 1947. | |
| 12 | Hughes Flying Boat over Los Angeles Harbor | The Hughes Flying Boat on its first flight over Los Angeles Harbor, Nov. 2, 1947. | |
| 13 | Hughes Flying Boat wing in transport | One of the wings of the Hughes Flying Boat is seen being transported by truck on a narrow road in the country, on its way towards Los Angeles Harbor. | |
| 14 | Hughes Flying Boat wing under construction | View of construction of one of the wings of the Hughes Flying Boat in a hangar at the Hughes Aircraft Plant, June 1, 1945. Scaffolding is seen underneath the wing. |