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Photograph of Howard Hughes preparing for his second flight of the XF-11, Culver City, California, April, 5, 1947
- Digital ID
- whh000325
- Title
- Photograph of Howard Hughes preparing for his second flight of the XF-11, Culver City, California, April, 5, 1947
- Description
- Transcribed from press release attached to photo: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 - Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers." From: Carl Byoir & Associates.
- Aircraft
- Identified Individuals
- Contributor
- Carl Byoir and Associates;
- Source
- Image ID: 0321 0327
- Original Collection
- Date
- 1947-4-05
- Graphic Elements (TGM)
- DC Type
- Genre (TGM)
- Rights
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal, including educational and academic, use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University Libraries is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from the University Libraries. For further information please contact Digital Collections: http://digital.library.unlv.edu/contact
- Digital Publisher
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries
- Digital Collection
- Conversion Specifications
- Original material scanned on Epson Expression 10000XL using EPSON Scan Ver. 2.94A software
- Master File Creation Date
- 2012-09-06
- Master File Extent
- 4214 x 5323 pixels; 7.02 x 8.87 inches; 64,170,000 bytes
- Master File Format
- image/tiff
- Master File Operating System
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Version 5.1, Service Pack 3
- Master File Quality
- 28 bit color; 8 bit gray-scale; 600 ppi ; 600
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