North Central Airlines Douglas DC-3 Airplane Flight Log Binder, Presented to The Henry Ford on May 28, 1975

Summary

Airplanes require careful maintenance, and each flight must be thoroughly documented in a log book. This book, for the final flights of the Douglas DC-3 in The Henry Ford's collection, records everything from crew members' names, to flight times, to the operating temperatures of the engines' cylinder heads. Equipment malfunctions and subsequent repairs are noted as well.

Airplanes require careful maintenance, and each flight must be thoroughly documented in a log book. This book, for the final flights of the Douglas DC-3 in The Henry Ford's collection, records everything from crew members' names, to flight times, to the operating temperatures of the engines' cylinder heads. Equipment malfunctions and subsequent repairs are noted as well.

Artifact

Log (Record)

Subject Date

28 May 1975

Collection Title

DC-3 Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

74.140.2.11

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of North Central Airlines.

Color

Silver (Color)

1939 Douglas DC-3 Airplane

Details

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