The Hughes H-4 Hercules 'Spruce Goose' Story - Part 2 - Flight of the H-4 - Original 1947 Video

The H-4 Hercules (AKA the Spruce Goose) joined the Microsoft Flight Simulator platform in celebration of the 40th Anniversary on November 11, 2022.
In Part 2, we learn about the assembly and the flight of the H-4 on November 2, 1947 comparing original real world video with Flight Simulator.

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Timestamps:
Introduction 0:00
H-4 Component Transfer 1:42
Dry Dock Assembly 2:00
Training on the Water 2:19
October 25th Announcement 2:48
November 2nd Tests 3:42
Famous NY Times Picture 4:50
Re-created Flight 5:05
Take-Off and Flight 5:12
Hughes Quotes 5:35
Landing 6:02
Final Photos 6:30

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[Squirel]

It's so sad that she never flew again - the world (nor Howard Hughes), got to see her full potential. I suppose we can now realise his dream in part through MSFS.