Howard Hughes' monster plane flies test flight at Long Beach (1947)

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World's largest plane, built by Howard Hughes, takes first test flight at Long Beach

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SLATE INFORMATION: Monster Plane Takes the Air in Trial Run

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CALIFORNIA Howard Hughe's new monster plane takes off on first test flight at Long Beach. Seen taxi-ing across harbour

HUGHES HOWARD (American aviator) Surveying the 320 wings-span of his plane, the largest in the world. Plane taxis across harbour and takes off

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