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Readers help update the rest of the story [History Book]
So, hereâs the rest of the story. The first column, which ran on Dec. 2, dealt with Carpenter Steel making parts for the engine of the Spirit of St. Louis, the plane Charles Lindbergh flew on the first solo transatlantic flight on May 20-21, 1927. - Advertisement - Workers at Carpenterâs Riverside plant fashioned parts for the plane from nickel steel, nickel chrome, vanadium steel and stainless steel. Whatâs new is what happened to the excess steel from the Lindbergh project at Carpenter. Pieces of it made up the centerpiece of commemorative watch fobs, according to Dave Silcox...
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