This story is a selection from the September issue of Air & Space magazine The Spirit was being conserved ... Spirit of St. Louis The grayish-green paint matched that on the Spirit’s oil and ...

Why am I not qualified for such a flight?" he later wrote in his autobiographical book, "The Spirit of St. Louis." Lindbergh convinced himself that he was qualified for such a flight, and set his ...

The aluminum cowling that covered the nine-cylinder Wright J-5C engine bore a jewel-like “engine-turned” finish and the name of the plane—Spirit of St. Louis. Lindbergh furnished the plane ...

Why am I not qualified for such a flight?" he later wrote in his autobiographical book, "The Spirit of St. Louis." Lindbergh convinced himself that he was qualified for such a flight, and set his ...