The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Spirit Flight Collection SDASM.SC.10248
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
2022
2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park
San Diego 92101
Business Number: (619) 234-8291
Fax Number: (619) 233-4525
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Spirit Flight Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10248
Physical Description:
.25 Cubic Feet
1 box, 12.5" x 10.5" x 2.5", including newspapers, printed material, and photographs.
12.5" x 10.5" x 2.5"
Date (bulk): 2000-2003
Abstract: On Saturday, August 16, 2003, the San Diego Aerospace Museum's Spirit of St. Louis replica departed the Museum's Gillespie
Field facility for Lindbergh Field as part of the events commemorating the 75th anniversary of Lindbergh Field at San Diego
International Airport.
After its 27-minute flight, the aircraft remained on display for several hours at an open house hosted by the San Diego County
Regional Airport Authority. The day's activities included the flight and landing of the Spirit replica, musical entertainment,
kids' activities, appearances by the Harbor Police, aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles, and food and drinks. This collection
includes newspaper articles, programs, postcards, and photographs of the event.
Physical Description: 1 box, 12.5" x 10.5" x 2.5", including newspapers, printed material, and photographs.
Language of Material:
English
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Biographical / Historical
On Saturday, August 16, 2003, the San Diego Aerospace Museum's Spirit of St. Louis replica departed the Museum's Gillespie
Field facility for Lindbergh Field as part of the events commemorating the 75th anniversary of Lindbergh Field at San Diego
International Airport.
After its 27-minute flight, the aircraft remained on display for several hours at an open house hosted by the San Diego County
Regional Airport Authority. The day's activities included the flight and landing of the Spirit replica, musical entertainment,
kids' activities, appearances by the Harbor Police, aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles, and food and drinks. This collection
includes newspaper articles, programs, postcards, and photographs of the event.
The Museum's replica Spirit of St. Louis was built in 1978 after the Museum's original replica was burned in the Museum fire.
It flew for the first time in 1979 for a total of 2 hours and 40 minutes. The aircraft is now on static display in the Museum's
Rotunda.
Conditions Governing Use
Correspondence folder includes confidential material and may not be shared with the public.
Related Materials
Photos of the event sent from the Airport are on the LibraryPhoto server and DAMS.
Flight Lines, the newsletter of the Museum newsletter, Fall 2003 issue
Museum Guidebook for info on our Spirit
Spirit III, our Spirit replica photo album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmNUoqdg
Museum history collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Spirit of St. Louis
Lindbergh Field
Aeronautic -- California -- San Diego -- History
San Diego Air and Space Museum
San Diego International Airport
Folder 01 – Correspondence
1. 4 printed e-mails between staff regarding the event. Includes confidential information.
Physical Description: Collection of papers documenting specific projects, including blue prints, design reviews, and structure tests (DC-10 ; POGO
(VTOL), and patents, awards and certificates
Series II: Printed Material
Physical Description: Collection of papers documenting specific projects, including blue prints, design reviews, XB-36 Design Development, and documents
on B-36 and XC99 development,
Folder 02 – Event Printed Material
2 stickers: SD County Regional Airport Authority and 75th Anniversary SD International Airport
Promotional Flyer: San Diego International Airport's 75th Anniversary Celebration
Event Program: San Diego International Airport celebrates 75 years: Look to the Skies, Saturday, August 16, 2003
Leaflet, Become a Volunteer Airport Ambassador at San Diego International Airport
Brochure, Become a Volunteer Airport Ambassador at San Diego International Airport
Brochure, Lindbergh Legacy by the Aviation Education Program San Diego International Airport
Postcard, "The Spirit… Flies Again August 16, 2003", San Diego Aerospace Museum
Brochure, "From Lindbergh Field to San Diego International Airport", anniversary publication
Folder 03 – Related Printed Material
Flight Times (City of San Diego Airports Division) Volume 4 No. 2, Summer 2003
Scuttlebutt Newsletter (Commemorative Air Force) Air Group One CAF, September 2003
Pacific Flyer Aviation News - Section A: August 2003
Pacific Flyer Aviation News - Section B: August 2003
San Diego Union-Tribune – Section B2 City Edition: Thursday, August 14, 2003
San Diego Union-Tribune – Section B2 City Edition: Sunday, August 17, 2003
San Diego Union-Tribune - Section B2 San Diego County Edition: August 17, 2003
Folder 05 – Newspaper Clippings
"SDAM To Fly Its Spirit Of St. Louis Replica Again This Month", Pacific Flyer August 2003, Page A13.
"Replica of Lindberg's plane flies again", San Diego Union-Tribune, Thursday August 14, 2003.
Photographer: Melissa Bolthouse – 18 photos
Unknown photographer photos – 92 photos
