McMINNVILLE — The Hughes Flying Boat, aka the Spruce Goose, is arguably the most famous aircraft in the world despite flying just once. The flight logbook, in a display case inside the belly of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on Nov. 3, 1947, reporting that Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" had had a short flight. Editor’s ...

It was hoped that the aircraft could be an effective transatlantic transport for the American military during World War 2.

This weekend, you can watch a performance of a piece by the composer Philip Glass while sitting under the tail of Oregon’s iconic Spruce Goose airplane. The piece is called “1000 Airplanes on the Roof ...

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — At 320 feet, from wingtip to wingtip, the Spruce Goose would fill up an entire football field between the end zones. It was the largest sea plane ever built, a record that stood ...

“Spruce Goose,” the 200-ton, eight-story-tall flying boat belonging to millionaire Howard Hughes, is shown during the one time it ever flew, Nov. 2, 1947. It is seen traveling 33 feet above the ...

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KPTV) - The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville is celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Spruce Goose. The largest wooden aircraft ever built - also known as the ...

PORT TOWNSEND — David Emerson had one thing in mind as he piloted his Cessna 172 from Bellingham to the Jefferson County International Airport: a slice of rhubarb pie with vanilla ice cream at the fly ...

A piece of music by the composer Philip Glass will soon be performed under the tail of Oregon’s iconic Spruce Goose airplane. The piece, “1,000 Airplanes on the Roof,” has rarely been performed in ...