In-Flight Aerial View of Wing Strut and San Diego Bay from Ryan NYP Cockpit (May 1927)

Aerial view from cockpit window looking along the streamlined wing strut down at the San Diego coastline and water. — In-Flight Aerial View of Wing Strut and San Diego Bay from Ryan NYP Cockpit (May 1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

An archival aerial photograph captured by Donald A. Hall Sr. through the right cockpit window of the Spirit of St. Louis during airborne flight trials. Looking downward along the streamlined forward wing lift strut and landing gear jury brace, the image captures the coastal waters, tidal flats, and coastline of San Diego Bay and Point Loma below. This photograph documented the aerodynamic stability and deflection of external wing bracing under dynamic cruising loads.