| | The '''Spirit of St. Louis''' is a plane that [[Charles Lindbergh]] used to be the first person to fly solo nonstop across the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. On May 21, 1927, Lindberg completed the 33 hour flight from [[Long Island]], [[New York]] to [[Paris]], [[France]], in the custom made plane. The $15,000 planes construction was completed on April 1927. Aircraft designer, Donald Hall, under the supervision of Lindbergh, originally tried to create the plane by modifying the [[Ryan M-2]], however this attempt failed; and they started on a custom made design<ref>http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/GAL100/stlouis.html</ref>. | | The '''Spirit of St. Louis''' is a plane that [[Charles Lindbergh]] used to be the first person to fly solo nonstop across the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. On May 21, 1927, Lindberg completed the 33 hour flight from [[Long Island]], [[New York]] to [[Paris]], [[France]], in the custom made plane. The $15,000 planes construction was completed on April 1927. Aircraft designer, Donald Hall, under the supervision of Lindbergh, originally tried to create the plane by modifying the [[Ryan M-2]], however this attempt failed; and they started on a custom made design<ref>http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/GAL100/stlouis.html</ref>. |