Northwest Airlines Training Film and Manuals Collection
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
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
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Publications
Motion pictures (visual works)
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.
Genre/Form
Publications
Motion pictures (visual works)
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Names
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
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