Jacqueline Cochrane's Northrop Gamma NR13761 c/n 11 with the big tapered cowling of the 1,000 hp Wright SR-1820-G2 engine installed by Hughes for his coast-to-coast record flight.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop Gamma / A-13 / A-16 - СШАUSA - 1932

Gamma NR13761 taxies in, flaps still down - something of a Hughes' trademark, after landing at New York at the end of his record breaking flight from California.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop Gamma / A-13 / A-16 - СШАUSA - 1932

Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airport after his record-breaking flight from Miami, Florida; 1196 miles in 4 hr 21 min at an average of 276 mph in Northrop Gamma 2G NR13761 (735 hp Wright Whirlwind).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop Gamma / A-13 / A-16 - СШАUSA - 1932

The landplane speed record went up to 296.287 mph when Jimmy Doolittle, seen here with the record-breaking Gee Bee Super Sportster R-1 NR2100 (770 hp P& W Wasp 9-cyl radial engine) reached that speed in winning the 1932 Shell Speed Dash at Cleveland.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gee Bee Model Z/R Super Sportster - СШАUSA - 1931

The Thomas-Morse scout, stand-in for Sopwith Camel and Nieuport fighters in films made in the nineteen-twenties. Hughes survived writing one off during the filming of "Hell's Angels".

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Thomas-Morse S.4 / S.5 - СШАUSA - 1917

A Sikorsky S-38 similar to that owned by Hughes, no photo of which has been found. Hughes used it for touring and found it very convenient to have an amphibian, thus being able to operate from land or water.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sikorsky S-36 / S-38 - СШАUSA - 1927

Caudron's test pilot, Raymond Delmotte, flew the Caudron C460 racer (340 hp Renault Bengali 6-cyl inverted in-line engine) to break the landplane speed record at 314.3 mph in 1934. Within nine months Hughes had claimed a new record in his own purpose-built aircraft as described in the next instalment.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Caudron C.360 / C.450 / C.460 / C.560 - ФранцияFrance - 1933