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Northwest Airlines

Operator Identification

  1 September 1926 to 31 January 2010

  United States of America


TYPE: Airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: NW / NWA

HEADQUARTERS: St Paul Minneapolis, MN

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Delta Air Lines

Operator History

Northwest Airlines was one of America's major airlines of the 20th century. It merged into Delta Air Lines in 2010 as it was facing bankruptcy.

Commando Operations

1942 to August 1944

Northwest Airlines used several USAAF Commandos in 1942 in order to conduct operational prooving flights. It also leased some of them from the USAAF.

Commandos Operated

Confirmed:

Curtiss C-46-CU Commando: 41-5181, 41-5183

Curtiss C-46A-1-CU Commando: 41-5185

Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando: 41-12356, 41-12357, 41-12358, 41-12361, 41-12362, 41-12380, 41-12382

 

Suspected:

Curtiss C-46-CU Commando: 41-5168, 41-5171

Last edited: 04/01/2019