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The centerpiece or "crown jewel" of the Evergreen Aviation Museum is a plane known around the world as the "Spruce Goose." In July 1942, the world was at war. America had just lost 800,000 tons of her supply ships to German U-boats.
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www.sprucegoose.org/aircraft_artifacts/exhibits.html
www.sprucegoose.org/aircraft_artifacts/exhibits.html
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Howard Hughes's H-4 (the "Spruce Goose") flew only one time, in 1947. Somewhere it was written that Hughes detected a vibration or pulsating in the aircraft frame or in the control wheel right after he lifted off and decided to set the H-4 back down rather than take a big risk that it would be uncontrollable if he...
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www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2406/how-come-howard-...
www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2406/how-come-howard-hughess-spruce-goose-flew-only-once
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In 1992 the famous Hughes Flying Boat "Spruce Goose" was forced to move. Where is it now??... How did it get there??. ... At the time I wrote this, the "Spruce Goose" was sitting, seemingly forgotten, under a temporary structure at the Evergreen Aviation facility on Highway 26, across the highway from the museum that...
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www.aafo.com/goose/
www.aafo.com/goose/
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Hughes' H-4 Hercules Flying Boat, better known as the "Spruce Goose," is the centerpiece of a new Northwest aviation museum opening this week in McMinnville, Ore. ... The Spruce Goose is being refurbished and visitors can see that work under way, said Bill Schaub, museum president and general counsel. The airplane is...
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www.boeing.com/news/feature/sprucegoose/
www.boeing.com/news/feature/sprucegoose/
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Hughes H-4 Hercules - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hughes H-4 Hercules (registration NX37602) was a prototype heavy transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company. The aircraft made its only flight on November 2, 1947. Buil...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules
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Howard Hughes' giant Flying Boat - Popularly called the Spruce Goose; Page 1 ... Hughes did not like the name Hercules, nor did he appreciate the phrase Spruce Goose. He always referred to the airplane as the Flying Boat.
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www.air-and-space.com/sprucea.htm
www.air-and-space.com/sprucea.htm
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Video: Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose ... At the helm of the 'Spruce Goose' ... Photos: A ride in the 'Spruce Goose'
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