Delta Ship 41
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| Delta Ship 41 | |
|---|---|
 Delta Ship 41 in Historic Hangar 1 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Douglas DC-3 |
| Construction number | 3278 |
| Registration | N28341 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1940 |
| Preserved at | Delta Flight Museum |
Delta Ship 41 is a Douglas DC-3 that flew for Delta Air Lines from 1941 to 1958.[citation needed]
Operational history
[edit]Delta's Ship 41 was the second of Delta's first five iconic DC-3 airplanes to be delivered from Douglas Aircraft Co. between November 1940-January 1941:
- The first DC-3, Delta Ship 40, was christened "City of Atlanta" with a bottle of Coca-Cola. It went into scheduled service on December 24, 1940.
- Ship 41 went into service on January 19, 1941, flying from Atlanta to Ft. Worth, Texas.[1] Delta Air Lines used the airplane for 17 years until 1958.[2]
Ship 41 was acquired by another airline in Delta's family tree—North Central. North Central became part of Delta's history through its merger with Northwest Airlines in 2008.[3]
The aircraft then flew for a number of different airlines before finally being operated by Air Puerto Rico, a Puerto Rican cargo airline company.
Restoration
[edit]In 1990, a group of Delta retirees and enthusiasts located one of Delta's first five DC-3s in order to restore it to flying condition. Their investigation led them to "Ship 41", then flying as a cargo aircraft, registered N29PR for a local Puerto Rican airline, Air Puerto Rico. In 1993, Delta bought the aircraft from Air Puerto Rico and it was flown to Atlanta, where it underwent a five-year restoration and is now on display at the Delta Flight Museum.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delta Douglas DC-3 Ship 41". DeltaMuseum.org. Delta Flight Museum. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Pioneering DC-3 celebrates 75th anniversary - Delta News Hub". News.Delta.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ "Northwest Airlines". DeltaMuseum.org. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
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