On this day in 1947, Howard Hughes pilots the H-4 Hercules, also known as the “Spruce Goose”, on its first and only flight. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

On this day in 1947, Howard Hughes pilots the H-4 Hercules, also known as the “Spruce Goose”, on its first and only flight. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Howard Hughes’s “Spruce Goose” takes its maiden flight - November 2nd, 1947

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Howard Hughes’s “Spruce Goose” takes its maiden flight - November 2nd, 1947

Howard Hughes’s “Spruce Goose” takes its maiden flight - November 2nd, 1947