MUSEUM MAP
Only Delta passenger Douglas DC-3 in existence. Carefully restored by team of volunteers and Delta employees from 1995 to October 1999, to combine 1940 vintage style with modern avionics. No other DC-3 in the world restored with such attention to detail. See Restoration Photo Album.
Ship 41 was one of five brand-new DC-3 aircraft ordered by Delta from Douglas Aircraft Co. According to Douglas records:
- Ship 40, N28340, was delivered on November 29, 1940.
- Ship 41, N28341, was delivered on January 4, 1941.
- Ship 42, N28342, was delivered on January 6, 1941
- Ship 43, N28343, was delivered on January 4, 1941
- Ship 44, N28344, was delivered on January 12, 1941
According to Delta Air Corporation Daily Flight Logs for Route A.M. 24, the first-delivered DC-3, Ship 40, named “City of Atlanta,” was the first DC-3 to go into scheduled service with Delta on December 24, 1940, from Atlanta, Georgia, to Birmingham, Alabama. Ship 41 went into service on January 19, 1941, flying from Atlanta to Ft. Worth, Texas.
Delta gave Ship 41 a major update in early 1950s: added an airstair door, moved the galley forward of the passenger door, moved the lavatory to the forward bag bin area, and increased seat capacity from 21 to 25 passengers. A new “white top” exterior paint scheme included Delta’s Flying D logo.
