The Delta Flight Museum (Atlanta) has added a Douglas DC-9-51 (N675MC, msn 47651) in the last 2007 livery and a Boeing 757-232 (N608DA, msn 22815) in the 1966 livery (which explains why it was recently repainted in the retro colors) to its collection. Here is the full story and photos from their blog:

It’s not very often we add new aircraft to the Museum’s fleet, so yesterday was a special day. With the help of a great Delta and DOT group, Ship 608, a Boeing 757-200 painted in its original livery, and Ship 9880, a DC-9-51 wearing its retirement livery, were brought over to the Museum from the Technical Operations Center across the airport.

In the 1940s, the Museum’s Historic Hangars 1 and 2 were Delta’s regular maintenance hangars and were on Atlanta Airport property. Over the years, the airport has moved a few times, staying within the general area. In the 1980s, Woolman Place road was built and that severed the hangars from airport property. Therefore, moving Museum aircraft to and from the airport is never easy. It takes a lot of coordination between Delta, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Homeland Security, Landmark Aviation, DHL, and FedEx.

Preparations to move the 757 and DC-9 began weeks ago. Conversations were had, plans were drawn, and on Saturday night, the aircraft made their way to our side of the airport. On Sunday morning, the planes made their final trip – to the Museum.

Many thanks go out all who helped make the move a success!

Tiffany Meng

Museum Director

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