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HUGHES FLYING BOAT (HERCULES)

  • Also Known As: The Spruce Goose
  • Address: 500 NE Cumulus Avenue
  • Vicinity: Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure

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HUGHES FLYING BOAT (HERCULES)
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Howard Hughes Aerospace Engineer
1947/00/00
1947/11/02 Howard Hughes Pilot Pilot Howard Hughes and copilot Dave Grant fly the H-4 at 70 ft (21 m) off the water for about one mile (1.6 km).

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Particulars for HUGHES FLYING BOAT (HERCULES):
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Aviation, Air-related
Area of Significance Engineering
Area of Significance Industry
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Sight Category Structure
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 13th October 1992

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: HUGHES FLYING BOAT (HERCULES)
Registry Address: Berth 121, Pier E, Port of Long Beach
Registry Number: 80004493
Resource Type: Structure
Owner: Private
Architect: Hughes,Howard Robard
Contributing Structures: 1
Other Certification: Listed in the National Register
Certification: Removed from National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Industry, Engineering, Transportation
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Person
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Significant Year: 1947
Associated People: Hughes,Howard Robard
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Air-related
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

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