Today marks 77 years since the Hughes H-4 Hercules, better known as the “Spruce Goose,” took its first and only flight in 1947! The world’s largest flying boat was built primarily with birch wood due to weight concerns and wartime aluminum restrictions. Visit the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museumin McMinnville, Oregon, to experience this historic aircraft in person! #Aviation #Avgeek #FirstFlight #AviationHistory | EAA - The Spirit of Aviation

Introducing the new Bremont H-4 Hercules Limited Edition.⁠ ⁠ A unique collection of timepieces containing original parts of H-4 Hercules 'Spruce Goose' which flew on Howard Hughes' historic November 2nd 1947 flight.⁠ Find out more at: www.bremont.com/Hercules | Bremont Watches

679K views · 11K reactions | #OTD in 1947, the behemoth Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" flying boat made its one and only flight. One of the chase boats was a surplus WWII motor torpedo boat that Hughes later sold to Universal Studios where it was used as PT-73 in the opening credits of McHALES’S NAVY. | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook

The Hughes H-4 Hercules Was An Absolute Mammoth Of An Aircraft | War History Online