"The Spirit of St. Louis" was designed with one thought in mind: to get to Paris. Extra fuels tanks were added and the wing span increased to accommodate the additional weight. The plane would ...

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 ...

While the Spirit of St. Louis sat temporarily on the floor of ... he peeked into some of the crevices of the airplane where the conservators didn’t want to remove covers.

A small plane slid off the runway at Spirit of St. Louis Airport Monday morning, according to Monarch Fire Protection District officials. The aircraft had landing gear issues while it was landing ...

The plane, named the Spirit of St. Louis, would not touch ground again until it reached Paris, France. The record-setting flight proved not only to be a fight with the elements and a test of ...