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Hughes Builds World’s Largest Wood Flying Boat
Howard Hughes plans to pilot his 200-ton eight engine wooden Flying Boat on its maiden flight within months. The project cost about 25.3 million dollars with federal funds and Hughes’s own 6 million dollar contribution. Senate investigators may review government approval of the 18 million tax money, while Hughes deflects questions about timing and cost and notes his extensive but unverified engineering background.
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