Nov 26 1970
From The Space Library
Broken section of propeller spinner from Spirit of St. Louis- aircraft in which Charles A. Lindbergh made first solo crossing of Atlantic May 20, 1927- was donated to Smithsonian Institution by Stanley I. Vaughn of Columbus, Ohio. Truncated metal cone 508 mm (20 in) in diameter and weighing 1.5 kg (33/4 lb) had been replaced just before takeoff of transatlantic flight after separating from spinner during preliminary flight from San Diego, Calif., to Roosevelt Field, N.Y. Vaughn, then factory manager for Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co. plant in Garden City, N.Y., had furnished new spinner for Lindbergh aircraft and kept broken one 43 yrs. (AP, NYT, 12/9/70, 46)
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