Spruce Goose, CA 1947

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01/01/2001

Spruce Goose, CA 1947

The Spruce Goose flying boat. I was aboard the Mataco at Long Beach harbor when the Spruce Goose made her one and only flight about one mile and about 70 feet above the water. The "Spruce Goose" was conceived of and built by Howard Hughes.

Date & Place: October 1947 in Long Beach, California USA

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