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1. Howard Hughes speaks with flight engineer Joe Petrali, beside the forward door of the drydocked seaplane, March 

18, 1947.

2. This photograph, taken from mid-section, shows the 

interior aft of the fuselage. Workrmen inspect hydraulic
lines which extend from nose to tail. In the foreground, note

inflated beach balls, secured in netting. Determined to be prepared for any contingency, Hughes ordered the beach balls installed prior to the taxi tests to provide added flotation should the hull's bottom sustain damage, November 1, 1947.

3. Hughes speaks with an engineer on the flight deck of the 

Spruce Goose. Protective loft socks cover their shoes. To
Hughes‘ right is a ladder leading to the cargo hold below.

4. Garbed in coat, tie and baggy pants, Hughes inspects one of two 110-horsepower auxiliary power units, located aft on the flight deck, March 18, 1947. The dark, circular crawl hole 

to his right leads to passageways which extend to the wingtips.

5. Workers take up the slack on a mooring cable as they posi tion the aircraft prior to launch, November 1, 1947.

6. Hughes and General Manager Jack Jerman discuss the launch ing procedure from atop the docking elevator, November 1, 1947

7. Microphone in hand, Hughes directs the final phases of the launch from his lofty perch on the docking elevator, November 1, 1947.

8. The Spruce Goose emerges from its docking berth, November 1, 1947. Due to high winds and choppy seas, Hughe:

postponed the taxi tests until the following day.
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Source Launching the Spruce Goose
Author Clemens Vasters from Viersen, Germany
Camera location45° 12′ 15.19″ N, 123° 08′ 38.91″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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