WXYZ-Detroit TV Reporter with DC-3 Pilot after Landing at the Ford Proving Ground, May 28, 1975
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The Henry Ford's DC-3 flew to Dearborn under its own power, landing at Ford Motor Company's proving ground -- first developed as an airport in 1924 -- on May 28, 1975. Over its 36-year career for Eastern Airlines and North Central Airlines, the plane traveled 12 million miles and logged 84,875 flying hours, a record for a commercial aircraft at the time.
The Henry Ford's DC-3 flew to Dearborn under its own power, landing at Ford Motor Company's proving ground -- first developed as an airport in 1924 -- on May 28, 1975. Over its 36-year career for Eastern Airlines and North Central Airlines, the plane traveled 12 million miles and logged 84,875 flying hours, a record for a commercial aircraft at the time.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
28 May 1975
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Douglas DC-3 (Transport plane)
Dearborn Proving Ground (Dearborn, Mich.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.235.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Resin-coated paper
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 4 in
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