1939 Douglas DC-3 behind Henry Ford Museum, August 26, 1999
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When North Central Airlines donated Douglas DC-3 number N21728 to The Henry Ford in 1975, it had logged nearly 85,000 flight hours -- a record for a commercial aircraft at the time. After flying into Dearborn under its own power, the plane was moved by crane to a display location behind Henry Ford Museum. It was moved inside the museum in 2003.
When North Central Airlines donated Douglas DC-3 number N21728 to The Henry Ford in 1975, it had logged nearly 85,000 flight hours -- a record for a commercial aircraft at the time. After flying into Dearborn under its own power, the plane was moved by crane to a display location behind Henry Ford Museum. It was moved inside the museum in 2003.
Artifact
Digital image
Subject Date
26 August 1999
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.1323
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Technique
Digital imaging
Color
Multicolored
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