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    Airframe Family: Hughes H-4 Hercules
    Latest Model:H-4 Hercules
    Construction Number:HK1
    Last Civil Registration:N37603
    Latest Owner or Location:Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville, OR

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1946

    Constructed as a H-4.


    Photographer: Bremont

    Circa 27 March 1947

    Certificate of airworthiness for N37602 (HK-1, HK1) issued.

    27 March 1947

    To Reconstruction Finance Corp, Washington, DC with new c/r N37602.

    To Howard Hughes.

    2 November 1947

    First flight.

    2 November 1947


    Photographer: Bremont


    Photographer: Charles M.Daniels Collection

    1980


    Photographer: Gary Maisack
    Notes: Long Beach, CA

    1980


    Photographer: Gary Maisack

    1983


    Photographer: Robert Dias

    3 May 1986


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Long Beach, CA.

    1 January 1993

    To Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville, OR with new c/r N37603.

    To Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville, OR.
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    23 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: The outline of the Spruce Goose in the glass Museum greets visitors as they arrive at Evergreen Air and Space Museum

    23 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: The Spruce Goose At Evergreen Air and Space Museum

    23 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo at Evergreen Air and Space Museum of Howard Hughes famous SPRUCE GOOSE

    23 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo at Evergreen Air and Space Museum

    July 2014


    Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla

    7 March 2019

    To Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville, OR keeping c/r N37603.
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     Terry Fletcher
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