Hundreds of employees and retirees celebrated Delta’s 80th anniversary yesterday at the Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum. We opened a new, major exhibit titled “Delta Takes Off – From Crop Dusting to Jets.” The exhibit highlights Delta’s history from the 1920s to the Jet Age, featuring our progression from crop duster to global airline.
Three galleries hold colorful ads, rare photos and artifacts, including a 1950s flight attendant uniform, 1920s crop duster parts, and onboard meal service items. See model airplanes flying overhead. Sit in a replica of our first passenger seat: no seat belt required then–or now!
Come help us celebrate 80 years of Delta service. For information on touring the new exhibit and our historic aircraft, see the Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum website.
Marie Force
Archives Manager
June 19th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Saw the new exhibit on June 17th. Excellent job!! It’s well worth a visit to see it and all the historic aircraft including Ship 102.
June 22nd, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Wow, 80 years. That is a long time. Any plans for a special livery at all?
July 10th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
I was able to see the exhibit a few weeks ago and it was wonderful. A great job by the museum staff and volunteers. Keep up the great work!
Wes
July 17th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Hi Marie:
You seem to be the historical guru at Delta, that’s great! I have a question for you regarding the DC-7 Royal Crown Service. Was there First Class on board the 7′s or were they considered all First Class? Also where were the First and Economy Class sections located if it was 2 class? Was there much difference in the onboard service, i.e. meals, presentation, etc. between the classes?
Thanks a lot for your feedback!!