Howard Hughes and Spruce Goose

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Workers put finishing touches on the 320-foot wingspan for the seaplane Hercules, better known as the Spruce Goose, in July 1945 at a Hughes Aircraft hangar in what is now Playa Vista. The redwood hangar is now for sale.

Hercules wings, 1945

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Workers put finishing touches on the 320-foot wingspan for the seaplane Hercules, better known as the Spruce Goose, in July 1945 at a Hughes Aircraft hangar in what is now Playa Vista. The redwood hangar is now for sale.

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