How the 'Spruce Goose' became an unexpected Oregon icon
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How the 'Spruce Goose' became an unexpected Oregon icon
On Nov. 2, 1947, an historic flight took place. It would last less than a minute. Howard Hughes' amphibious wooden plane, the Spruce Goose, took flight.
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The Spruce Goose, officially the Hughes H-4 Hercules, is the largest wooden airplane ever built, designed by Howard Hughes during World War II to transport troops across the Atlantic. Despite its birch wood construction, it was nicknamed the “Spruce Goose.” With a wingspan of 320 feet, it holds the record for the longest wingspan in history. The plane flew only once, in 1947, for 26 seconds. It never went into production due to the end of the war. At the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMi
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