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[[Image:Spirit of St. Lewis.JPG|thumbnail|right|200px|The Spirit of St. Lewis on display in [[Washington, D.C.]]'s [[Smithsonian]].]]
 
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>.  
  
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