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Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hughes, Howard 1905-1976  Search this
Hughes Aircraft Company  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Other; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Other
Date:
November 2, 1947
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
The H-4, known as "The Spruce Goose," lands off the coast of California on November 2, 1947. The famed seaplane was built by Howard Hughes. It was completed in 1946 and cost an astonishing $23 million. The plane was built during World War II, and was the largest seaplane ever made. Its wing span was 320 feet long, and it could carry around 700 passengers. The plane was completed after the war but was never put into production.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 2, Folder: March 1975
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Hughes Flying-boat (Seaplane)  Search this
Aeronautics--Flights  Search this
Seaplanes  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2012-0951
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_13656