Howard Hughes Aboard The Spruce Goose
American aircraft designer, Howard Hughes (1905 - 1976, right) on the flight deck of his strategic airlift flying boat, the Hughes H-4 Hercules (aka the 'Spruce Goose'), on the day scheduled for testing, when the plane made its only flight, Los Angeles harbor, 2nd November 1947. At the time, the H-4 Hercules was the largest aircraft ever built. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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