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Ryan NYP Empennage Stenciling and Tail Skid Profile at Dutch Flats (May 1927)

Three-quarter view of the Spirit of St. Louis tail section showing factory rudder stenciling and tail skid housing.
Ryan NYP Empennage Stenciling and Tail Skid Profile at Dutch Flats (May 1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

An archival flightline photograph detailing the empennage of the Spirit of St. Louis parked at Dutch Flats. The composition captures the fabric-covered balanced rudder stenciled with "N-X-211", the winged Ryan logo, "RYAN NYP", and "MFG. BY RYAN AIRLINES SAN DIEGO, CALIF.". Below the fuselage, the streamlined tail skid boot and steel ground shoe are visible against the dirt apron, recording the tail surface geometry engineered by Donald A. Hall Sr.