The Spirit of St. Louis

Cultural  

1. The specially designed airplane that Charles Lindbergh flew in the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. It is on display in a museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

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The Spirit of St. Louis

Despite his later unstinting work for the World Wildlife Federation, as well as winning a Pulitzer Prize for his autobiography "The Spirit of St. Louis," his reputation never fully recovered.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2020

Not long after finishing The Spirit of St. Louis, Peter organized a weekend retreat for rocket enthusiasts.

From Time ● Sep. 20, 2016

The Spirit of St. Louis was raised back to the museum ceiling last July, but just before it went up, Collum made a final check through the cockpit.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2016

Charles Lindbergh in front of his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, on the eve of his trans-Atlantic flight to Paris on May 19, 1927.

From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2012

With a valuable chapter on the navigation of The Spirit of St. Louis, by Robert Schofield Wood.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1961 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office