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The Spruce Goose 36th Anniversary

The Spruce Goose 36th Anniversary Events Button Museum
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Event
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Text on Button: 
I WENT TO THE WORLD'S BIGGEST BIRTHDAY PARTY. THE SPRUCE GOOSE 36TH ANNIVERSARY
Image Description: 

Black text on a yellow background with an illustration of an airplane at the bottom.

Back Paper / Back Info: 

Sticker indicates May of 1984

Back Style: 
Locking pin / One piece design
The Shape: 
Circle
The Size: 
3 inch
Year / Decade Made: 
1984
1980s
Additional Information: 

Designed and built by the Howard Hughes’ Hughes Aircraft Company, the H-4 prototype flew its only flight on November 2, 1947.  The Spruce Goose was made of birch and spruce due to wartime restrictions on metals.  It was dubbed the “Spruce Goose” by the press.  It is currently housed at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. 

Catalog ID: 
EV0091
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