Spirit of St. Louis - Washington, DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 38° 53.305 W 077° 01.190
18S E 324817 N 4306333
Charles Lindbergh'S Spirit OF Saint Louis hangs in the Air and Space Museum in Washington.
Waymark Code: WM6FXZ
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team GeoDuo
Views: 52

"The Spirit of St. Louis (Registration: N-X-211) is the custom-built single engine, single seat monoplane that was flown solo by Charles Lindbergh on May 20–21, 1927, on the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris for which Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize.

Lindbergh took off in the Spirit from Roosevelt Airfield, Garden City (Long Island), New York and landed 33 hours, 30 minutes later at Le Bourget Aerodrome in Paris, France."
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Ryan Airlines

Tail Number: (S/N): N-X-211

Construction:: original aircraft

Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Air and SPace Museum

inside / outside: inside

Other Information::
Hanging in the main foyer.


Access restrictions: Not listed

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