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| Author: | APG85 [ Sat May 26, 2007 10:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Delta Airlines Museum |
I'd like to see that DC-3... http://www.airchive.com/SITE%20PAGES/VIN-DELTA.html |
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| Author: | mustangdriver [ Sat May 26, 2007 11:53 am ] |
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What a beauty. It is that kind of restoration that really makes you sit back and think about how much work went in to that. |
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| Author: | Canso42 [ Mon May 28, 2007 7:27 pm ] |
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That 3 is a beauty. Restored DC-3's will always be special to me since the first vintage aircraft I ever worked on was the Continental Airlines restoration now at Lone Star, N25673. I've not yet been stabbed by a pitot tube or axed by a prop blade but I guarantee, if it has a hangie-down oil cooler on it, my head will find it! Dont think LSFM's 3 has magazines though. You may have us there. (lol) Canso42 |
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| Author: | planeoldsteve [ Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:05 pm ] |
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The Museum's collections and facilities include: * The Spirit of Delta, Delta’s first 767. Bought by employees, retirees, and friends and donated to Delta in 1982. Interior contains two exhibitions. * “Ship 41”, the first DC-3 to carry Delta passengers. Restored by volunteers and a core mechanic team, 1993-1999. Winner in 2001 of the first National Trust for Historic Preservation award presented to an aircraft. * A 1931 Travel Air, symbolizing Delta's first passenger aircraft. * A 1936 Stinson Reliant SE. Nicknamed the “Gull Wing,” this unique aircraft served as an instrument trainer for Northeast Airlines pilots in 1941-1942. * Professionally managed archives of artifacts related to Delta and its ancestor airlines. The Archives maintains over 200,000 images, 1,000 films, and one of the world's largest airline uniform collections in a museum. * Aviation reference library. * Temporary exhibits. * Replica of the first Delta station in Monroe, Louisiana. * An 800-square-foot museum shop, housed in a redesigned section of the hull of the first L-1011 ever built. http://www.deltamuseum.org/ Steve |
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| Author: | Pat [ Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:05 pm ] |
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While employed with Delta, I got a ride in Ship 41...man, that was a stunning restoration! I think they reskinned most of the airframe, except for the center section of the wing. The flight crew made us wear white gloves and slip-on covers over our shoes to keep the aircraft clean. Having ridden in a DC-3 previously, I enjoyed the reactions of the other passengers more than the ride itself. Most thought the plane was "primitive", but cool. -Pat |
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