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The Spruce Goose flew its one legendary flight in Long Beach 70 years ago this week – Orange County Register
On this day in 1947 — 73 years ago — Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose took flight in the Long Beach Harbor in California - Frank Beacham's Journal
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Aircraft Howard Hughes flying boat the Spruce Goose Oct 1980 is towed across the bay at Long Beach in California to go on public display LFEY003 Flight100 Stock Photo - Alamy
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1947 In Photos And Film: The Building And Only Flight Of Howard Hughe's Massive Spruce Goose - Flashbak
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