70 years ago today on Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes performed his first and only fight of the Spruce Goose (also known as H-4 The Hercules). It was the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built. Pictured here is the Spruce Goose in Long Beach Harbor, California in 1947. (Allan Grant and J.R.Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #SpruceGoose #thisweekinLIFE #tbt











