Thursday, November 02, 2006

Anniversary of the Flight of Hughes Flying Boat, H-4, HK-1

On this date, in 1947, the largest airplane ever constructed flew for the first, and last, time.

Most individuals know it by the name of the “Spruce Goose," a name Hughes despised by the way, and today it rests at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in Oregon.

The name Hughes despised, Spruce Goose, was a misnomer applied to it by the press, natch, because the majority of the plane was constructed out of birch.

Someday I’ve gotta go see this aviation engineering achievement.

Posted by John Venlet on 11/02 at 02:32 PM
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