Spirit of St. Louis Reproduction Destroyed
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PrintA reproduction of the Spirit of St. Louis, the plane that Charles Lindbergh flew in the first solo flight across the Atlantic, is destroyed in a fire at the San Diego Aerospace Museum and Aerospace Hall of Fame. The fire was apparently set by two juveniles. The original airplane is in the National Air and Space Museum.
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"Investigators in San Diego Believe Museum Fire Was Set by Youths," New York Times, February 24, 1978.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
February 24, 1978
San Diego (Calif.)