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Aft Fuselage Framework (1927)

The bare tubular steel framework of the aft fuselage and tail section of the Spirit of St. Louis, showing the internal bracing wires. — Aft Fuselage Framework (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A remarkable structural record from the 60-day engineering sprint. Donald A. Hall Sr. captured the bare tubular steel framework and intricate tension-wire bracing of the aft fuselage before the fabric skin was applied to the Spirit of St. Louis.