Spirit of St. Louis - Washington, DC
Posted by: 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
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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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.