North Central Airlines Douglas DC-3 Airplane Flight Log Binder, Presented to The Henry Ford on May 28, 1975
THF243837 / North Central Airlines Douglas DC-3 Airplane Flight Log Binder, Presented to The Henry Ford on May 28, 1975 / front cover
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Artifact Overview
Airplanes require careful maintenance, and each flight must be thoroughly documented in a logbook. 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 Details
Artifact
Log (Record)
Subject Date
28 May 1975
Creators
Collection Title
Location
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)
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