Just back from watching The Aviator with Charlotte, Marsaili and Chris. A really lovely film about the life and times of Howard Hughes, the founder of the Hughes Aircraft Company, which after several changes of hands, is now Boeing Satellite Systems. It shows him as the film maker, aviator, and hypochondriac that he was, and most of what he went through in his life. The films he is depicted making were actually real films – The Outlaw, Hells Angels, Scarface, and they made several nice scenes of him flying his prototype aircraft such as the H-1 Racer, and the HK-1 Spruce Goose. A lovely film, well worth watching.
Only one thing has annoyed me now though, and that’s the fact that I was in Portland a while back, and had no idea that the Spruce Goose was only 40 miles away. Next time I’m over, I’ll definitely be making a visit.
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