Summer of 1946, the majestic Hughes H-4 Hercules heads for the sea

The 220-foot hull of the largest airplane in the world, Howard Hughes's eight-engine Hercules, moves majestically on dollies toward Terminal Island, California, for assembly. The spectacular moving job began when the two 34-ton wing sections, each 160 feet long, preceded the fuselage on the 28-mile journey from Culver City. First test flight of the flying boat took place one year later, in 1947.