Summary
THE Hercules - the largest aircraft ever built - made its first and only flight.
Designed by the eccentric aircraft pioneer Howard Hughes, it was built with birch and spruce - hence its nickname the Spruce Goose. It had a wing span longer than a football pitch to carry more than 700 troops for the US Army.See the full content of this document
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On This Day in 1947
Hughes founded the Hughes Aircr...
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