Trivia Question: What avian name did people give inventor Howard Hughes’ wooden “flying boat” that was intended for use during WWII?
Answer: The Spruce Goose
The Spruce Goose is remembered as a curiosity of aeronautics. Officially, its designation was the H-4 Hercules. Because of its ungarnished wooden exterior, though, people have consistently called Hughes’ plane The Spruce Goose.
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