On November 2, 1947, Howard Hughes flew the H-4 Hercules-known as the "Spruce Goose"-for the first and only time. Built ...

On Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes built and piloted the world's largest airplane, the 200-ton flying boat Spruce Goose, on its only flight, at Long Beach, Calif ...

The H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the "Spruce Goose," was Howard Hughes' massive wooden flying boat, initially proposed by Henry Kaiser during WWII to transport war supplies and troops across oceans, ...

McMINNVILLE — The Hughes Flying Boat, aka the Spruce Goose, is arguably the most famous aircraft in the world despite flying just once. The flight logbook, in a display case inside the belly of the ...

On Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes built and piloted the world's largest airplane, the 200-ton flying boat Spruce Goose, on its only flight, at Long Beach, Calif ...

McMINNVILLE, Ore. — It was only airborne for one minute, skimming just 70 feet above the water on a fall day in 1947 before billionaire Howard Hughes landed the world’s largest plane forever. The ...

The Spruce Goose — the Hughes H-4 Hercules, the Hughes Flying Boat — is the most famous military aircraft never used. Conceived during World War II by entrepreneur Howard Hughes, it was the world’s ...

The Spruce Goose, the first aircraft with a wingspan in excess of 300 feet, was also the largest flying boat ever built. Designed and constructed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, it made its one and ...

This weekend, you can watch a performance of a piece by the composer Philip Glass while sitting under the tail of Oregon’s iconic Spruce Goose airplane. The piece is called “1000 Airplanes on the Roof ...

The Spruce Goose, the first aircraft with a wingspan in excess of 300 feet, was also the largest flying boat ever built. Designed and constructed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, it made its one and ...