The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
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The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
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#2Anyone know where it is now?
Re: The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
#3Anyone know where it is now?
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#4Anyone know where it is now?
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#5Has always reminded me of the SpaceX Starship.
The story won't be the same, but I imagine it will rhyme.
Beautiful photos, though, and an incredible aircraft.
The Great Gatsby of the aviation industry.
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#7Anyone know where it is now?
> sold the giant plane to the Evergreen Aviation Museum
I might be wrong about this, but I think Evergreen was (is?) a front company for the CIA.
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#8Hoover Dam 1931-1936 $49 million
Golden Gate Bridge 1933-1937 $35 million
Spruce Goose 1942-1947 $23 million
Re: The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
#9Anyone know where it is now?
> sold the giant plane to the Evergreen Aviation Museum I might be wrong about this, but I think Evergreen was (is?) a front company for the CIA.
No, Evergreen Aviation Museum is an entirely different entity. You're thinking of Evergreen International Airlines.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
> sold the giant plane to the Evergreen Aviation Museum I might be wrong about this, but I think Evergreen was (is?) a front company for the CIA.
No, Evergreen Aviation Museum is an entirely different entity. You're thinking of Evergreen International Airlines.
They do have an Evergreen International Airlines plane according to the homepage background video.