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Northwest Airways was incorporated on August 1, 1926 and in 1934 the name of the company was changed to Northwest Airlines. Northwest Airlines has a transcontinental domestic route system as well as having the distinction of being one of the largest American carriers to the Pacific with a strong route structure to Tokyo and other points in the Far East.

 Identifier

NASM.1996.0034

Creator

Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Date

1960-1996

Provenance

Northwest Airlines, gift, 1996, 1996-0034

Extent

18.72 Linear feet

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 89 obsolete training and orientation films used by Northwest Airlines, Inc. and 87 obsolete technical manuals for aircraft in the Northwest fleet. The technical manuals include material on the following types of aircraft: Boeing 707, 727, 747; Douglas DC-9; and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and MD-80.

Rights

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Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Topics

Boeing 707 Family

Boeing 727 Family

Boeing 747 Family

Douglas DC-9 Family

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Family

Douglas DC-9 Super 80 (MD-80) Series

Aeronautics

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States

Flight training

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Publications

Motion pictures (visual works)