The Only Flight of the Largest Fixed-wing Aircraft Ever Built: Howard Hughes's Spruce Goose - History and Headlines

The Spruce Goose, officially the Hughes H-4 Hercules, is the largest wooden airplane ever built, designed by Howard Hughes during World War II to transport troops across the Atlantic. Despite its birch wood construction, it was nicknamed the “Spruce Goose.” With a wingspan of 320 feet, it holds the record for the longest wingspan in history. The plane flew only once, in 1947, for 26 seconds. It never went into production due to the end of the war. At the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMi

✈️ Tour The Spruce Goose! ✈️ Come to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum for the one-and-only Spruce Goose Tour! This iconic wooden aircraft, piloted by Howard Hughes in 1947, has a wingspan longer than a football field and is the largest wooden aircraft and largest seaplane ever built. 🛩️✨ 🛫 The Spruce Goose was conceived by Howard Hughes during World War II when German submarines were sinking hundreds of Allied ships, and there was a growing need to move troops and materials across the Atl