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This Boeing 747-451 [Note 1] was the first 747-400, an improved version of Boeing's successful jumbo jet. The aircraft was the 696th Boeing 747 built and carried manufacturer's serial number 23719. [citation needed] Final assembly began at the Boeing Everett Factory, the longtime site of 747 production, in September 1987. Assembly was completed ...
Former Northwest Airlines fleet. Last major passenger 747 operator in North America. [57] N661US ship 6301, the first 747-400 is displayed at the Delta Flight Museum. Boeing 767-200: 15 1982 2006 Boeing 737-800 Boeing 757-200 Boeing 767-300ER: N102DA ship 102 named The Spirit Of Delta, is displayed at the Delta Flight Museum. Boeing 767-300: 28 ...
The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747.The "Advanced Series 300" was announced at the September 1984 Farnborough Airshow, targeting a 10% cost reduction with more efficient engines and 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of additional range.
Delta Ship 6301 (N661US), the first production 747-400, at the museum. This photograph was taken prior to the construction of the 747 Experience. N661US when it was in service with Northwest Airlines. The most significant aircraft in the outdoor collection is Delta Ship 6301 (N661US), the first production Boeing 747-400.
The aircraft involved was the prototype Boeing 747-400 (Boeing 747-451, c/n 23719, reg N661US) and was built by Boeing, and started the flight testing program for the new model, registered as N401PW, in April 1988. It was subsequently reregistered as N661US and delivered to Northwest Airlines (the launch customer for the 747-400) on December 8 ...
Japan Airlines: 4 Total 747-300 Series: 81 747-400 January 26, 1989 Northwest Airlines: April 26, 2005 China Airlines: 442 747-400M (Combi) September 1, 1989 KLM: April 10, 2002 KLM: 61 747-400D October 10, 1991 Japan Airlines: December 11, 1995 All Nippon Airways: 19 747-400F November 17, 1993 Cargolux: May 7, 2009 Nippon Cargo Airlines: 126 ...
November 10, 1946: Delta Air Lines Flight 10, a Douglas DC-3 which departed Jackson, Mississippi attempting to land at then Meridian Key Field (MEI) in a thunderstorm and winds, had a runway excursion after landing, going beyond the end of the runway and up the western slope of a ditch adjoining the highway adjacent to the airport, bouncing over a highway, and coming to rest with the nose ...
On June 17, 2011, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-400 with 359 passengers and 19 crew made an emergency landing on Henderson, due to the captain's windshield having cracked. [13] During the landing at Midway, the plane hit two birds, one of which damaged a wing flap.