donated to the Smithsonian in 1975 and is on display at the National Air and Space Museum. Replicas A non-flying replica was displayed in the National Air Race Museum from 1993 to 1994, after which it was placed in storage. Jim Wright of Cottage Grove, Oregon built a full-scale replica of the H-1 that he first flew in 2002. His replica was so close to the original that the FAA granted it serial number 2 of the model. His achievement in recreating the aircraft was heralded in many aviation magazines. On August 4, 2003, Wright unveiled his H-1 replica at the 2003 AirVenture at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. On his way home to Oregon, he refueled the aircraft in Gillette, Wyoming. Wright met briefly with local reporters and said that the aircraft had been having propeller "gear problems." An hour after taking off, the aircraft crashed just north of the Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, killing Wright. The replica, slated to be used in the film The Aviator, was completely destroyed. The official accident report detailed the failure of a counterweight on the constant speed propeller. On December 17, 2003, Cottage Grove State Airport was dedicated as Jim Wright Field. A static replica H-1 was displayed on a pole alongside Hughes’ “Spruce Goose” at Long Beach when the latter aircraft was displayed in a dome adjacent to the Queen Mary. Other non-flying replicas are displayed at the Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (donated by the Howard Hughes Corporation in 1988) and the Santa Maria Museum of Flight. , another H-1 replica is being built at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. Specifications (H-1 Racer, original wings) Gallery References Notes Citations Bibliography Matt, Paul and Kenn C. Rust. "Howard Hughes and the Hughes Racer." Historical Aviation Album XVI. Temple City, California: Historical Aviation Album, 1980. . External links Howard Hughes - Aviator, (UNLV) Library website Wright Tools - History of the H-1 The H-1 Racer - National Air and Space Museum website Hughes Racer The Silver Bullet: No airplane in the world could outshine Howard Hughes' H-1 Racer until Jim Wright built a copy of it Hughes H-1 Racer, many technical details and pictures (German) Racing aircraft Howard Hughes Hughes Aircraft Company 1930s United States sport aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1935