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Hughes Flying Boat
The largest wooden airplane ever built, the Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat was designed to transport troops and supplies to Europe in World War II. However, the airplane was not completed until two years after the war ended. It flew only once -- for a mere 20 seconds -- but creating the huge flying boat was an achievement as colossal as the airplane itself.
Nicknamed the "Spruce Goose," the Hughes H-4 Hercules now resides at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. |