Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

In-Flight View of Dutch Flats Airfield Through Wing Lift Struts (May 1927)

An archival aerial photograph taken from inside the Ryan NYP cockpit looking out between the parallel streamlined wing lift struts down at Dutch Flats airfield and the surrounding San Diego terrain. The view captures the unpaved flight lines, perimeter tracks, and nearby residential hills, documenting the flight test operational area used by Lindbergh and Hall during initial airworthiness and speed trials.