Northwest Airlines Training Film and Manuals Collection
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
19.62 Cubic feet ((18 records center boxes))
18.72 Linear feet
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
General
NASMrev
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
Creator
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Names
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Topic
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
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
