Airline Officials with Donald Shelley, Presenting the 1939 Douglas DC-3 to Henry Ford Museum, May 28, 1975
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North Central Airlines donated a DC-3 airplane to The Henry Ford in 1975. Built in 1939, the plane flew passengers for Eastern Airlines in its first 13 years. North Central then purchased it and used the plane in passenger service until 1965, when North Central converted it into a VIP aircraft. All told, the airplane logged nearly 85,000 flight hours.
North Central Airlines donated a DC-3 airplane to The Henry Ford in 1975. Built in 1939, the plane flew passengers for Eastern Airlines in its first 13 years. North Central then purchased it and used the plane in passenger service until 1965, when North Central converted it into a VIP aircraft. All told, the airplane logged nearly 85,000 flight hours.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
y
Subject Date
28 May 1975
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Douglas DC-3 (Transport plane)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.235.4
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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