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This week in 1947, aviation history was made when Howard Hughes piloted the Hughes H-4 Hercules, affectionately known as the "Spruce Goose," on its first and only flight. Despite its name, the aircraft was constructed primarily of wood due to wartime material shortages. The massive flying boat, designed to transport troops and supplies across the Atlantic during World War II, flew just over half a mile at an altitude of 70 feet over Long Beach Harbor. Though it never flew again, the Spruce Goose
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#OTD in 1947, the behemoth Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" flying boat made its one and only flight. One of the chase boats was a surplus WWII motor torpedo boat that Hughes later sold to Universal Studios where it was used as PT-73 in the opening credits of “McHale’s Navy”. | U.S. Naval Institute
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HISTORY on Instagram: "The Hughes Flying Boat, nicknamed Spruce Goose, was at one time the largest aircraft ever built. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1947, Howard Hughes piloted its first and only flight. #DidYouKnow the Spruce Goose had a wingspan of 320 feet and was powered by eight giant propeller engines?"
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