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Delta Ship 41 is a Douglas DC-3 that flew for Delta Air Lines from 1941 to 1958.[citation needed]
| Delta Ship 41 | |
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| Delta Ship 41 in Historic Hangar 1 | |
| Type | Douglas DC-3 |
| Construction number | 3278 |
| Manufactured | 1940 |
| Registration | N28341 |
| Preserved at | Delta Flight Museum |
Delta's Ship 41 was the second of Delta's first five iconic DC-3 airplanes to be delivered from Douglas Aircraft Co. between November 1940-January 1941:
Ship 41 was acquired by another airline in Delta's family tree—North Central. North Central became part of Delta's history through its merger with Northwest Airlines in 2008.[3]
The aircraft then flew for a number of different airlines before finally being operated by Air Puerto Rico, a Puerto Rican cargo airline company.
In 1990, a group of Delta retirees and enthusiasts located one of Delta's first five DC-3s in order to restore it to flying condition. Their investigation led them to "Ship 41", then flying as a cargo aircraft, registered N29PR for a local Puerto Rican airline, Air Puerto Rico. In 1993, Delta bought the aircraft from Air Puerto Rico and it was flown to Atlanta, where it underwent a five-year restoration and is now on display at the Delta Flight Museum.[1]
