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.[1]
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.[2] Delta Air Lines used the airplane for 17 years until 1958.[3]
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.[4]
The aircraft then flew for a number of different airlines before finally being operated by Air Puerto Rico, a Puerto Rican cargo airline company.
