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This Week in History: Howard Hughes’ “Spruce Goose” Flies

Posted on November 6, 2025 at 8:05 am

    NOVA MCGILL Contributor On Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes’ “Spruce Goose” made its first and only flight. This large airplane was primarily made of birch, not spruce, and was designed as a World War II transport plane to carry materials and troops across the Atlantic. However,...
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