Delta Flight Museum, Aviation museum in Atlanta, United States
The Delta Flight Museum occupies two 1940s-era Delta Air Lines hangars at the company's Atlanta headquarters near Hartsfield–Jackson airport. Hangar One covers the propeller era, with Delta Ship 41, a restored Douglas DC-3, a 1931 Travel Air 6000 and a Huff-Daland Duster replica. Hangar Two holds the Boeing 767-200 known as The Spirit of Delta, painted with blue and red stripes and the words "The Spirit of DELTA" above its oval windows, plus cutaway sections of a Convair 880 and a Lockheed L-1011.
The museum's creation began in 1990 when Delta retirees located and restored one of the airline's first Douglas aircraft from the 1940s. What started with a single restored plane grew into a broader collection documenting the company's and aviation's overall history.
Hangar One holds the Monroe Cafe, a full-scale replica of Delta's former headquarters in Monroe, Louisiana, where the company was based from 1928 until the move to Atlanta in 1941. The museum's collections and exhibitions trace more than 40 airlines in Delta's family tree, including Northwest Airlines, whose aircraft joined the display after the 2009 merger.
The space welcomes visitors on multiple weekdays, so check opening days in advance to plan your trip. You can purchase tickets online beforehand, which helps you move through more smoothly.
The Boeing 737 simulator in Hangar 2 formerly trained Delta pilots and is now open for a one-hour flight experience. The same hangar holds the cockpit section of a Convair 880 and the tail section of a Douglas DC-9.
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