[B-24 heading for initial flight]

Photograph of a B-24 rolling from the hangar heading for its initial flight on April 17, 1942. A crowd stands to the right to watch.
Date: April 17, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Flight of B-24]

Photograph of the first flight of a B-24 on April 17, 1942. George Newman is flying the plane.
Date: April 17, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George Newman in B-24]

Photograph of George Newman in a B-24 after its first flight on April 17, 1942. The propellers are turning and the plane is in a hangar. .
Date: April 17, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girdler talking into a microphone]

Photograph of Mr. Girdler (with mic) and Mr. Halifax talking to Mr. Newman who is in the air on the initial flight of a B-24 in April 17, 1942.
Date: April 17, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History