Ryan NYP 46-Foot Wing Secured on Street Transport Carriage (1927)

The 46-foot Spirit of St. Louis wing resting horizontally on transport dollies showing large N-X-211 registration markings. — Ryan NYP 46-Foot Wing Secured on Street Transport Carriage (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

An archival technical photograph recording the fully finished 46-foot wing of the Spirit of St. Louis mounted on transport dollies for road transit through San Diego. The bold civil registration "N-X-211" is prominently displayed across the doped fabric surface of the high-lift Clark Y wing. Photographed by Chief Engineer Donald A. Hall Sr., this view documents the wing assembly secured and ready for towing across town to Dutch Flats for final airframe mating and rigging.