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Charles Lindbergh St. Louis, MO, ca. May 20-21, 1927 Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis Fabric Fragment CAG Encapsulated Relic Fabric swatch, taken from "The Spirit of St. Louis," Lindy's custom-built, single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane that was flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight. Swatch measuring .1/2" x .5/8", encapsulated by CAG to a size of 2.3/8' x 3.3/5'. Charles Lindbergh made the first nonstop solo flight  across the Atlantic Ocean from Long Island, New York, to Le Bourget, near Paris  in his "Spirit of St. Louis"  on May 20–21, 1927. His flight was sponsored by a group of businessmen in St. Louis, Missouri and his plane was aptly named the "Spirit of St. Louis" in honor of his supporters from the St. Louis Raquette Club in his then hometown. From the archives of Lloyd M. Best, a famed aviation mechanic, metal smith, and amateur aviator who at one point worked at the B. F. Mahoney Aircraft, the factory that built Ryan aircraft, and Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis. During his career in southern California, Best would work for several aircraft manufacturing companies and serve in the U.S. Civil Service with the U.S. Navy throughout World War II and beyond. This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses. WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!