where was the spirit of st louis filmed
The Spirit of St. Louis (film) In order to accurately depict the transatlantic flight, three replicas, at a cost of $1.3 million (equal to $11.9 million today), were made of the Spirit of St. Louis for the various filming units stateside, in Europe, and for in-studio shots.[9] A similar Ryan Brougham was bought by Stewart and modified with Lindbergh's supervision. It was donated to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan by Stewart in 1959.[10] The third replica is displayed in the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis.[11] Filming took place at the Santa Maria Public Airport in Santa Maria, California, at what is currently the site of Allan Hancock College. A non-flying replica for ground shots was also built, and hangs in the Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport.[12] Aerial sequences were directed by Paul Mantz and taken from a North American B-25 bomber converted as a camera platform for photography.[13][N 4]