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On a misty, wet Roosevelt Field, Long Island, the “Spirit of St. Louis” has its 450 gallon gas tank topped off at dawn, May 20, 1927. (National Archives)
On a misty, wet Roosevelt Field, Long Island, the “Spirit of St. Louis” has its 450 gallon gas tank topped off at dawn, May 20, 1927. (National Archives)