Douglas C-47

Between 1946 and July 1947, Delta acquired 3 all-cargo Douglas C-47, a military version of the Douglas DC-3.

c-47_loadingDelta's C-47s initially flew cargo between Atlanta, Cincinnati and Chicago.

Delta replaced its C-47s in 1957, with the all-cargo Curtiss C-46. The Curtiss C-46 had double the payload capacity of the Douglas C-47.