The Spruce Goose Lands

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Hughes, Howard 1905-1976

Hughes Aircraft Company

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

Date

November 2, 1947

Standard number

SIA2012-0951

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Other

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Other; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Hughes Flying-boat (Seaplane)

Aeronautics--Flights

Seaplanes

Airplanes

Metadata Usage

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Record ID

siris_sic_13656