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Howard Hughes Secretly Planned the Spruce Goose's One and Only Flight

On November 2, 1947, Howard Hughes opened the throttle on eight engines and lifted the H-4 Hercules — the largest aircraft ever built — one mile into the air over Long Beach Harbor. Nobody aboard knew it was coming, and the Spruce Goose never flew again. The post Howard Hughes Secretly Planned the Spruce Goose’s One and Only Flight appeared first on History Collection.
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HistoryCollection.com broke the news on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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