American aviator Howard Hughes and an official talk with newsmen in the United States. Hughes poses with the official. Photographers take pictures. The official speaks to the newsmen and Hughes stands bedside him. The H-4 (HK-1) Hercules flying boat. Howard Hughes and the officer enter a room.
The flag raising ceremony in the Dominion of India after the partition of India. Officials arrive to attend the national flag raising ceremony. The flag is raised by an Indian official. Officials unfurl the national flag of India. Men salute the flag. A crowd surrounds the flag fluttering from a pole. An Indian official delivers an address.
The first Governor General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, speaks at a Moslem Congress in Pakistan. Jinna delivers a speech after the partition of India. An official speaks into a microphone while he holds the flag of Pakistan. Jinnah leaves in a car escorted by policemen.
Investigation of Howard Hughes's warplane aircraft contracts in Washington DC. Senator Homer S. Ferguson heads the senate group which hears Mr. Hughes, former General Meyers and other key figures. Mr. Hughes and General Meyers speaking behind a battery of microphones.
Aviator Howard Hughes flies his H-4 Hercules amphibious plane in Long Beach, California. Hughes' H-4 Hercules amphibious plane on display in Long Beach. Hughes walks through the internal sections of the plane. The plane off shore. Hughes at the instrument panel aboard the plane. Hughes sits at the controls in the cockpit of the plane. The plane moves ahead on the surface of water. A cameraman records the event from a boat. The plane takes off and stays low above the water for a mile and then descends back on water.
A radar perfected by Mr. Howard Hughes aids safe flying. A plane taxis on a field in Culver City, California. Aviator Howard Hughes looks at the plane in the foreground. Hughes speaks to the press. Passengers board the plane. The plane in flight and Mr. Hughes at the controls in the cockpit.
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