Final Wing Assembly (1927)

A large crew of men physically lifting the massive 46-foot wing of the Spirit of St. Louis to attach it to the fuselage outside the Ryan Flying Co. hangar. — Final Wing Assembly (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A universally recognized 1927 photograph capturing the final assembly of the Spirit of St. Louis. A large crew of men manually lifts the massive 46-foot wing to attach it to the fuselage at the Ryan Airlines hangar, marking the physical culmination of Donald A. Hall Sr.'s rapid 60-day engineering sprint.