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061214 ATLANTA: Delta flight crew members Donta Moncrief (from left), Jake Jesse, and Rachelle Naimi have their picture taken with the Douglas DC-3 Ship 41 on display at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. The iconic DC-3's spreed, range and passenger capacity made the airlines profitable. Ship 41 is the only remaining Delta passenger DC-3. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: The Douglas DC-3 Ship 41 (from left to right), a Northeast Airlines Stinson SR-8E Reliant built in 1936, and a restored 1931 Curtiss-Wright 6B Sedan that celebrates the Travel Air that flew Delta's first passengers on June 17, 1929 are on display at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. The iconic DC-3's spreed, range and passenger capacity made the airlines profitable. Ship 41 is the only remaining Delta passenger DC-3. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: Three 757 nose gears serve as support collumns at the entrance to the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: A wicker seat from a 1928 Western 12-passenter Fokker F-10 is part of a display at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta.The use of light-weight flexible wicker helped reduce the plane's weight and fuel useage. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: First class seats from a 1960 Convair 880, a medium-range jet, featured lounge seats and blankets on display at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: Delta flight crew member Karen Januszewski takes in a display of designer uniforms including a 1959 accessorized uniform with "Jet flame" ascot scarf that were designed by Academy Award-winning Paramount Pictures chief designer Edith Head (at left) and today's flight attendant uniforms of iconic red drresses and navy blue pieces designed by Richard Tyler in 2006 at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: Flight attendant uniforms from the 1960s era including Hughes AirWest (from left to right), Northeast Airlines, and Northwest Airlines are on display at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: Delta crew member uniforms circa 1960s are on display at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: In 1959 Delta flight attendants wore accessorized earrings fashioned after jet props on display at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: A quote from Delta's founder and first CEO C. E. Woolman " No one person is an airline. An airline is a team." Seen in granite outside the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: A circa 1940 book of airline matches features flight attendants on display at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: A Northwest Airways Waco 125 hangs over an auditorium in the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. This rare version of the popular Waco 10 biplane has a Siemens-Halske SH-12 engine. Only about 21 of the planes were built and this is the only one remaining. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: Peter Isaac takes a picture of Carmen Ryan, both from Queens, N.Y., with a DC-3 engine with prop during an event at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: A later model Northeast Arilines Stinson SR-8E Reliant built in 1936 hangs from the ceiling of a hanger at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. Nicknamed the 'gullwing" for their unique double-taper wing design, the plane was used as an instrument trainer. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: A later model Northeast Arilines Stinson SR-8E Reliant built in 1936 hangs from the ceiling of a hanger at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. Nicknamed the 'gullwing" for their unique double-taper wing design, the plane was used as an instrument trainer. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: The Delta Flight Museum store offers a wide variety of items and clothing on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: Aviation bears are some of the items for sale in the Delta Flight Museum store on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: A 1966 Barbie Collector flight attendant doll is on display in the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: The original i.d. of Delta employee number six C. Fitzgerald is part of a display at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: John Boatright gives a tour of the Delta Flight Museum passing by the Boeing 767 Spirit of Delta aircraft on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. "This airplane and most of all, the spirit of Project 767, reflect that which makes Delta unique. The Delta people.” David C. Garrett, Jr., Delta president & CEO, 1982. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: Delta crew members hold a ceremony beside the Boeing 767 The Spirit of Delta plane in the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta."This airplane and most of all, the spirit of Project 767, reflect that which makes Delta unique. The Delta people.” David C. Garrett, Jr., Delta president & CEO, 1982. In Spring 1982, the airline industry was troubled by a weak economy, high fuel prices and deregulation. After 35 consecutively profitable years, Delta posted a net loss. As a way of expressing their appreciation for company support during this trying time, Delta employees spearheaded “Project 767” to raise money to pay for Delta’s first Boeing 767. Led by three flight attendants, the project was an inspiring effort to raise $30 million through the combined donations of employees, retirees and friends. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

061214 ATLANTA: The Delta Flight Museum is housed in Delta’s two original maintenance hangars dating from the 1940s on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

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061214 ATLANTA: Delta flight crew members Donta Moncrief (from left), Jake Jesse, and Rachelle Naimi have their picture taken with the Douglas DC-3 Ship 41 on display at the Delta Flight Museum on Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Atlanta. The iconic DC-3's spreed, range and passenger capacity made the airlines profitable. Ship 41 is the only remaining Delta passenger DC-3. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

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