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Bookmark or Share- Hughes H-4 Hercules - WikipediaThe Hughes H-4 Hercules (commonly known as the Spruce Goose; registration NX37602) is a prototype strategic airlift flying boat designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use during World War II, it was not completed in time to be used in the war. The aircraft made only one brief flight ...
- The Spruce Goose: The All-Wood Plane That Only Flew Once - All That's ...Better known as the Spruce Goose, the Hughes H-4 Hercules was the world's largest airplane when it was built by Howard Hughes in the 1940s. They referred to the wooden behemoth as the "flying lumberyard."
- Why Howard Hughes Flew the Spruce Goose Only Once - HistoryNetHoward Hughes called it the H-4 Hercules—a fitting name for the largest and most powerful airplane of its time. The press, however, dubbed his prized creation the “Spruce Goose”—a name Hughes despised.
- The Spruce Goose - Evergreen MuseumAt the center of our museum stands the original Spruce Goose. Built entirely of wood due to wartime restrictions on metals, this massive airplane stands as a symbol of American industry during World War II. Learn more about the history, first flight, and legacy of this mammoth plane.
- The Spruce Goose - a single flight, a lifelong impact - GlobalAir.comThe Spruce Goose, the largest flying boat ever built, flew for the first and only time on Nov. 2, 1947. Eccentric billionaire filmmaker and pilot Howard Hughes spent years designing the aircraft, and a lifetime waiting for a second opportunity to fly it.
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