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.
Last edited: 04/01/2019