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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 McHALES’S NAVY. | U.S. Naval Institute
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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 McHALES’S NAVY. | U.S. Naval Institute
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WWII Aviation Pictures & Info on Instagram: "The only known motion picture footage of the sole flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules. On 2 November 1947, Howard Hughes lifted the world’s largest aircraft off the waters of Long Beach Harbor. Built almost entirely of laminated birch due to wartime aluminum restrictions, the H-4 was conceived as a transatlantic heavy transport capable of moving troops and equipment beyond the reach of German U-boats. Its dimensions were staggering. A wingspan of 320 fe
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The XF-11, a twin-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance plane, was designed during World War II for long-range photographic missions. Hughes, ever the hands-on innovator, was at the controls during the aircraft’s second test flight. Mid-flight, a mechanical failure caused the propellers to reverse direction, leading to a loss of control. Despite Hughes’ attempts to regain stability, the plane plummeted and crashed into a residential area in Beverly Hills. The crash caused significant destruction,
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