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DELTA FLIGHT MUSEUM ( ATLANTA , GEORGIA ) Mailing address : 1060 Delta Blvd . Bldg . B , Dept 914 Atlanta , GA 30354-1989 Driving address for navigating : 1220 Woolman Pl . Hapeville , GA 30354 www . deltamuseum . org Phone : ( 404 ) 715-7886 Email : museum . delta @ delta . com
Since the 1950s , Delta has maintained corporate archives that document and share its legacy of customer service — the ‘ Delta difference ’, in the words of its founder CE Woolman . Today , the Delta collections are the largest among those held by active US airlines and are managed by the nonprofit 501c3 Delta Flight Museum .
Founded in 1995 , the Delta Flight Museum enables visitors from around the world to explore aviation history , celebrate the story and people of Delta , and discover the future of flight . It is located in 1940s aircraft hangars at Delta ’ s headquarters in Atlanta and was designated a Historic Aerospace Site in 2011 . In 2014 , the museum was renovated into a worldclass attraction that offers engaging exhibits and interactive programming for aviation enthusiasts of all ages .
Strap in for a training session in the full-motion Boeing 737- 200 flight simulator . Explore the first-built Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 767 The Spirit of Delta , a gift from employees to the airline . See a restored 1940 Douglas DC-3 , a 1930 Travel Air similar to Delta ’ s first passenger plane , the last remaining Waco 125 biplane , and other historic aircraft .
ARE YOU OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ? The Delta Flight Museum is open to the public . Please check our website for hours and visitor information .
Ready for takeoff ? Take your events to a new altitude . The sky is the limit for private events at the Delta Flight Museum . For more information , email Museum . Events @ delta . com
The Delta Corporate Archives are not open to the public . However , if you have a question related to the history of Huff Daland Dusters , Delta Air Lines , or airlines in Delta ’ s family tree , email our Archives staff : museumarchives . delta @ delta . com
ARE YOUR RESOURCES AVAILABLE BY REQUEST OVER THE INTERNET ? View and search the artifacts housed at the Delta Flight Museum in our online collections : https :// deltamuseum . catalogaccess . com / objects . We add items from the museum ’ s thousands of artifacts to this online database monthly .
Explore 100 years of Delta history on our website . Learn about Delta ’ s aviation firsts and corporate milestones , its people , brands , aircraft , in-flight service , and uniforms through the years . See the 40 + airlines in the Delta Family Tree : https :// www . deltamuseum . org / delta-history / family-tree .
Visit the Digital Library of Georgia for our public archive of airline annual reports and timetables , including Delta flight schedules from 1929-2019 : https :// dlg . usg . edu / institutions / delta
Behind the scenes , the corporate archives and museum collections occupy almost 7,000sq ft ( 650m 2 ) of storage space . There are extensive collections of photographs , flight schedules , airport and in-flight equipment , and employee uniforms . The holdings include records related to Delta Air Lines ’ s crop-dusting activities from the 1920s to 1966 and passenger service from 1929 to the present day . We also hold records from the 40 + airlines affiliated with Delta through mergers and route acquisitions : in particular , Chicago and
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