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Ryan NYP Port Profile and Empennage Manufacturer Markings (May 1927)

Left profile view of the Spirit of St. Louis showing rudder manufacturer markings and distant smoke plume over hills.
Ryan NYP Port Profile and Empennage Manufacturer Markings (May 1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

An archival flightline photograph showing the complete left side of the Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis on Dutch Flats. The view details the balanced rudder stenciled with "N-X-211", the winged Ryan logo, "RYAN NYP", and "MFG. BY RYAN AIRLINES SAN DIEGO, CALIF.". In the background beyond the tidal flats, a column of smoke rises above the San Diego hills, framing the historic transatlantic aircraft in its operational setting.