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Aerial photograph of the Hughes Aircraft plant, Tucson, Arizona, 1951 |
Hughes Aircraft plant in Tucson, Arizona, during construction, 1951. |
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Photograph of police escorting the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, June 15,... |
Police escort lined up in front of Hughes Flying Boat on Roosevelt Highway in San Pedro, California, as it was being moved from Culver City to Terminal Island in Long Beach. |
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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat wing-flap, in transit to Terminal Island, California, June 1946 |
The 74-foot wing-flap of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" enroute from Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946. |
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Aerial photograph of Hughes Flying Boat ready for tests, Terminal Island, California, October 13, 1946 |
Press Release attached to photo: "HUGHES HERCULES READY FOR TESTS. LONG BEACH, CAL. An aerial view shows Howard Hughes' giant plywood seaplane Hercules ready for taxi tests at Long Beach. The initial flight of the plane,... |
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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat wing in transport, California, June 1946 |
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 the Los Angeles Harbor in June 1946. |