"This is Delta," 1957, Delta Airlines film
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- Опубликовано: 22 окт 2018
- Not the best video copy of "This is Delta" as it has some initial annoying technical problems. However, it gets better as the film progresses. Otherwise, this is a classic 1950s business promotional movie that pretty well tells what Delta Air Lines was like as an airline in the late 1950's. Nice footage of then CEO and founder of Delta, C.E. Woolman (originally from Urbana, IL), giving a short talk about the airline's development. Wonderful shots of now vintage Delta aircraft with the "Flying D" livery such as the Douglas DC-6 and DC-7, Convair 440 and even a shot of a Curtiss C-46 "Commando," Air Freighter. Happy Landings!
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Favorite slogans of Delta Air Lines:
"Service and Hospitality Through Teamwork" (1950s)
"Delta Is Ready When You Are" (1960s-1970s-1980s)
"We Love To Fly and it Shows" (1980s-1990s)
Armory Brunot,Jr. my absolute favorite was Delta is Ready when you are ❤️❤️❤️
My dad worked at Delta 35 years, when it was still a family. Not the same anymore.
Take heart, Mustang1693, Delta is still the world leader in Service. My sister was a stewardess for 5 years, & I remember the fabulous Royal Service flights. Delta has grown & has gracefully taken Pan Am's place as Gold Standard, for ground & inflight services !!!
The last DC-7 I flew in was a Delta flight from Detroit to Cincinnati in July, 1967.
Ken Armstrong lucky you ! Thanks
My Mom was a Delta stewardess at the time this was made. ❤️❤️❤️
😊😊😊😊👏 greetings from Brazil!!🇧🇷🇧🇷🤝
@@thaigirlsx 😃😂
I live my Delta, my favorite, but don't dig the Royal Purple Stew Uniform, please go back to navy blue!
Not true!
I retired 16 years ago after 34 years of service. So I don’t know if they still have orientation class for new employees. But if they do, they need to show this to every class. Maybe it would instill a sense of team and family. Thank you Delta.
Do you mean the B-day?
I love the way this man talks. So calmley and confident. I flew for Braniff in 1979 as as Argentine hostess. Those were the good days. DC 8 and. Jumbo 747. Great memories.
Golden words by the Delta Chief, still so relevant
Some very nice footage! An original Delta DC-7B, N8887C, still exists. There are talks of her finally being reunited with her original owner at the Delta Flight Museum. A beautiful airplane!
She is in Atlanta as of 11/18/19 to be part of the Delta museum
She made it!
What a jewel! Thanks Dan, for making this one available.
I notice how nicely all the passengers were dressed. My father was a commercial pilot after retiring from the AF. We always dressed nicely when flying as a family, even into the '80s.
Good point. This was back in the day when traveling by air was still a relatively expensive form of transportation. Consequently, the affluent flying aboard these airliners dressed accordingly. Heck, back during this time, even if you went to the airport just to watch the planes, you'd dress like the passengers to "fit in with the crowd."
They are a bunch of scruffs these days ,with low aims in life ,no style class or elegance .
A classic of over 60 years as of this date (2019). The music of that era...film style and narration made history for this generation of now, a thing that some wish was still around. The people dressed well...the fun of boarding as well as the pretty stewards of that era. Sure miss those planes that made flying fun and not crammed tight like the flights have been for some 40 years.
I agree that the 1950's was an exciting era to have been flying commercially. But, admittedly you were still flying in a slower, noisier, vibrating aircraft. These piston engine airliners flew at lower altitudes and coupled with many not having weather radar (it wasn't mandatory on most airliners in the U.S. until the early 60s) you sometimes flew into rough, bouncy weather or even thunderstorms making reaching for that airsickness bag a more common occurrence. Flying was still a bit pricey, though not quite as expensive as it was at the beginning of the decade. And in flight entertainment? Forget it! Best you could do were the magazines the stewardess passed out.
@@WAL_DC-6B My very first passenger plane ride was on May 31, 1964. I was just a few months from being 14 years old. The plane: Eastern Airlines 4 engine turbo-prop. The flight was from Indy to Atlanta with a stop in Chattanooga, TN. All I can remember is the boarding...landing at Chattanooga and the landing at Atlanta. The plane was, I guess, noisy. But, it was a thrill to a young teen. The weather was okay...cloudy in Atlanta. Had the flight with my uncle who had gone to the Indy Speedway for the '64 "500". (A tragic day that was - two race car drivers died and one was seriously burned. It was the last win of a front engine roadster car to win...won by A.J. Foyt)
I would guess the flying days back then were slower, but the service, I presume was a lot better.
Oh...my next commercial flight happened in October, 1969 via Delta on one of there jets.
@@tsf5-productions The Eastern aircraft you flew on from Indianapolis to Atlanta was a Lockheed L-188 Electra. I flew on a chartered SAHSA (Honduran airline) Electra from New Orleans to Managua, Nicaragua and back. That was in 1976 when I was eighteen years old. Nice flight and the best part was that I was allowed to sit in the cockpit "jump seat" with the crew for about an hour. By the way, I remember that "tragic day" at the Indy "500" in 1964.
I still dress nicely! And I am not unhappy when perhaps a person who is not "pretty" is a Fight Attendant. Thank god this part of the world is getting less sexist.
Very informative and entertaining. Thank you for the upload.
Wonderful intro music, "the March of Progress." How come we don't have music like this now?
How times have changed since the piston engined aircraft era,such old world charm is portrayed here as a reminder of aviation times past.
I still remember the printed info at the entry door...."RADAR EQUIPPED/PRESSURIZED"
Yeh that DC-7B was ahead of its time. Fast cruise speed, and could climb higher and faster than the Super "G" Constellation. But later on in the late 50's the airlines had to reduce power to save the engines. Blown jugs and burning excessive amounts of oil was the culprit.
Thanks for your comment! I recall the time a retired TWA pilot who flew Constellations told me that you really had to "watch the gauges" with the Wright R-3350 (also used on DC-7s) whereas "you could work the hell out of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800s" (as used on TWA's Martin 202As and 404s).
@@WAL_DC-6B There's an old saying in the airline industry for both jets and recips: A GE or Rolls Royce would suddenly fail whereas with a Pratt & Whitney you could always limp home.
@@mbazell Anything can have two cylinders blown off by gunfire and will still take you home = best thing since the German Shepard Dog if you ask me. Pratt & Whitney, baby.
That was fantastic!
That chairman didn't sound real excited to be filmed..."delooxe?"
Mr. Woolman was old school, born in 1889. He was 70 when this was filmed. He was a people person, an aviation business visionary, and a great founder/leader for Delta.
@@marciap.9169 so you are saying therefore he was not familiar with the word deluxe?
He was drunk. 🍺🍷🥴🥴
astonishing at how archaic things were still as of 1958, especially considering it wasn't that long before DC-8 and DC-9s.
Next year, DELTA AIR LINES, INC., 90 years of Climbing into future, 1929-2019. From the cropdusters to the Airbus A350 XWB and Boeing 777-232ER and -232LR
Delta recently received its first A330neo, and has orders for some more. They also fly Boeing 737-800 and -900ERs, plus a few MD-90s and 717s.
John Eddy I just got an article LUFTHANSA, WILL NOT SELL,,OR FILL THE SEVERAL ROWS OF SEATS IN THE REAR, why, ? There serious enough balance problems with the A320, NEO, or is it THE LARGER ONE, Incredible , ,,, Cheers from NJ
Beautiful plane....!
Reservations sure were a nightmare to manage before the advent of the computer. A good thing they didn't have to deal with a fleet of modern wide body jetliners that way!
L R G wanna bet , 20 of us went to FIJI, on a scuba dive ship, but coming out of NADI airport,,the COMPUTERS WERE DOWN, but the folks from QANTAS, just kept going, only difference, was the weighed ALL OR LUGGAGE then decided it by 20, aircraft B747, 8hrs to HON, 8 more to LAX, but seeing the SUNRISE 2X FOR 1 DAY was something else Cheers from NJ
At :17 that tower controller is a dead ringer for Morton Downey jr. The Mouth
with how old that is that would of scared the crap out of me back then and I love to fly.
The DC7, then the later variant dubbed the ‘DC7 SEVEN SEAS, with its wonderful turbo compound engines, never really saw its full potential , due to B707, DC8, & CONVAIR 880, , now back in the 1940s DELTAS CONSTELLATIONS , WERE MARKED ‘ DELTA, S&S, for the CHICAGO & SOUTHERN RAILROADS, when they did come to KINGSTON BWI, those days, the CONNIE is undoubtably the most beautiful design aircraft. , I came to FLA on a KLM DC6, then connected to NATIONAL, HOWEVER ALL THE L188 ELECTRAS were grounded (1959) so we had an 8 hour layover, they sent down a CONNIE, , and life goes on .,,, CHEERS FROM NJ
Yes, the Douglas DC-7C along with the Lockheed 1649A Starliner Constellation were victims of the new jetliners and consequently had relatively short lives flying the routes they were intended to operate over. Chicago & Southern (C&S) Air Lines purchased six Lockheed 649A Constellations with delivery of them spanning from August 12, 1950 to May 18, 1951. They began Constellation service on October 1, 1950. Delta & C&S merged on May 1, 1953. After the merger, the C&S Connies were then painted in what was pretty much the then standard "Flying D" livery of Delta, but the planes were marked Delta - C&S. At no time did Delta Air Lines own or operate Constellations before the merger with C&S. I agree, though it's a matter of personal taste, that the Connie is the most beautiful designed aircraft...….ever!
They were still around for at least ten years I believe, piston powered aircraft were still fairly common going into the 70’s.
Beagle76 if you want to see prop planes COLUMBIA, and other South American countries, still use them, how would you like to have seen aCARAVELLE, over loaded, from a DIRT STRIP, IT CRASHED,
Lots of C46 & DC3s are the backbone there, Cheers from NJ
Dan Uscian thanks for reply/comment, but in KANSAS CITY, THERE IS A CONNIE SUPER G, in TWA LIVERY, , glad to say I sent them $$$, when it was;save a connie’, CHEERS FROM NJ, USA
@@flybyairplane3528 I was a member of "Save-A-Connie" for ten years. Flew on the SAC Super "H" Constellation three times back in the 1990's. See my RUclips channel for video of those flights.
I flew on a DL DC7 when I was a kid.
Lucky you!
@@WAL_DC-6B also on a DL CV340 and a TW L1049G. And I think an AA DC6. I was pretty young, those memories are pretty distant.
The air stewardesses were very beautiful and classy.
And despite their high degree of beauty and class, back in the 1950s into the 60s they were generally forced to retire at about age 33 for being too old (unless they got married before this age in which case they had to retire immediately).
Hmm. My wife's over 33. You've got me thinking.
Delta's flight 702 currently runs between Jackson Hole, WY and SLC.
The DC 7another beauty
Back when airlines were actually very well organized
Lol. Still are. And delays, crashes, and lost stuff is less frequent today..
Someday I hope to find my personal copy of this film, I converted the film to digital format several years back and it was in really good condition when I made the transfer. The only problem is that with all the videos I have I can't seem to find where I stored this video. Someday I'm sure I'll find it.
Any update?
@@stealth9639 nope
My how the standards sunk!
I bet all of those pilots and flight engineers flew bombers in WWII.
That could be true seeing that Delta used to and may still exclusively higher its cockpit crews from the U.S. military.
Yes , of course , at this time the military was the only provider of pilots, particularly in the 50's just after the war, there was thousands of decommisionned trained military pilots available on the market.
You won't find meals like that served on today's airlines. Note in 1957 they flew to Havana. Back in the old pre-Castro Batista days
Yeah, "steaks cooked to order!" Imagine that today in coach. Of course, this was back in the days when flying was more a conveyance for the well to do versus the common man who would have been more likely to take the his car, the train or bus to the same destination.
"Banana benders". I never knew that was a job, I always thought they grew that way.
Sounded to me like "banana venders."
Calls full flaps. Lands 2 seconds later. Nice landing ! Just joking. Great film.
12:46 with the creepy leer from the Venezuelan fellow! However, the flight attendant was a vivacious looking woman! But, the creepy leer still cracks me up!
That was very cute.
You are welcome.
Again you are welcome.
You must pardon my leap into fiction. At 13:00, when the mom hands the stewardess the bottle: "Please remember the extra dose of Xanax for the little bastard; he kept me up all night caterwauling." "Yes, m'am, Delta has a special blend of the best pharmaceuticals for your baby boy and now for mom!"
How many passengers? Nice.
Convair 440 Metropolitan - 52 passengers, Douglas DC-6 - initially 50 passengers and Douglas DC-7 - 69 passengers (this number includes lounge seats).
And within a year the first jets were flying and making the DC7 obsolete
Very good point! Delta Air Lines can claim to being the first in the world to put the Douglas DC-8 jetliner (Delta's first jet operations) into service on September 18, 1959. They beat United Airlines by two hours as UAL would begin DC-8 service on the same date.
Wow Dan what a great piece of Aviation history you've shared with us - Thank you Sir !
My first time flying was on an Eastern Constillation at age 8, next flight was on a Delta DC-7 like the one in the film at age 14 from Jacksonville to the Atlanta hub then onto Louisville in another Delta DC 7, was a thrill for a kid. Now much older and a 2 million miler in Delta. Wonder if Big Ed at Delta has seen this film, definitely a classic.
I noticed that the Delta Museum has a short clip of this film uploaded to RUclips. It's the part with C.E. Woolman talking at his desk. Makes you wonder, "hey, why not the rest of the film?" And then I think I found the answer based on some of the comments made on this video I uploaded. A number of people joked about the arsenic Delta use to spray on cotton crops starting back in the 1920's. Could be that Delta feels with today's concerns about pesticides in our food, they'd rather not be associated with the possible damage that was done back then to the croplands undoubtedly still being used today. So maybe Big Ed might cringe watching this film. Just my two cents.
@@WAL_DC-6B You are probably correct about the pesticides.
@@CC-kk3zz I doubt it
TO THIS "WAL_DC-6B" BLOGGER, MANY THANKS TO A "DELTA DC-7'S GREATEST FLIGHT PREVIEW," AND TO Y'ALL, "DELTA FLIGHT CLASSIC VIEWERS, ENJOY THIS CLASSIC AIR CLIP"!!
Thanks, and "Happy Landings" to you!
Was this DC-6 airport in Atlanta?
I'm guessing that this was primarily filmed at Atlanta's airport circa 1957-58. However, it seems no mention is made as to what airport the outdoor scenes were filmed at.
@@WAL_DC-6B I recognized Delta's Hangar 1 in part of the film. It's now a part of the Delta Flight Museum.
@@marciap.9169 Thanks for setting the record straight on the location!
Curtains on the windows? Well - dressed people? Politeness? Meals? A film that sound like you are about to experience something special? How the mighty have fallen!
Back in the time when the average American could only afford the train (coach fare) or bus for domestic, long distance travel.
Striker, you're coming in too fast. Too fast!
4:10 - DELOOX?? 😲
Is the correct way to pronounce that word, bruh.
This guy is definitely a low-key guy.
Hola que tiempo pasado...yo soy nacida muy tarde...pinup girls...coches bellas... aviones romanticos!! El tiempo del oro musical. Andrew sisters. Si yo viviera en este tiempo yo quisiera trabajar stewardes....Pero como bellissimas mujeres eran! Tanto femininas y obteniendo suas professiones. La gente con ingeniuosidad mejoran la vida quotidiana. Graciosidad y preciosidad.
So when did they start to throw doctors and passengers out out of the plane?
9-11-2001
Southwest in the 1970's.. Them damn women wearing hot pants...
Was nice wasn't it?
This AIN'T Spirit Airlines!!
Quite the opposite!
Notice how 3 of the Millionaire's getaways are places you probably wouldn't care to visit today? Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela.
And I wonder why they never mentioned their hub in Atlanta? Today it's so busy they say it doesn't matter if you're going to heaven or hell, you're going to connect thru Atlanta...
One thing I don't miss on flights is smoking. Glad they stopped it. Absolute rancid nasty crap. One thing I do miss is roomy comfort, that's gone today. You're crammed in like sardines.
Yeah, I don't miss the "smoking section" in the back of the plane either. Flying back in the 1950s was generally an expensive means of traveling. It wasn't the "common man's" form of conveyance. "Crammed in like sardines" is the price we pay for relatively low air fares.
My brother and I were under 16. We'd hit the smoking section and drink free beers....without limit! That was just over thirty years ago.
notice how much room there is where you sit and how homee it's made to feel, NOT LIKE TODAY. In the light of corporate profits and stock holders FLYING SUCKS BAD today ! ! ! you blow your nose and everybody gets wet. They can have it......................................
I think the chairman was having a stroke during his speech.
Now you are just a number in the grubby Airlines bottom line!
Castro wrecked the place
guy looks so creepy
Never fly delta...
They gotta' be better than Spirit Airlines!
Can you seriously think of a US carrier that is more reliable? The data from almost all sources says there isn’t any. Sure. Air travel isn’t what it used to be but if you’re looking to get there on time, just check the numbers.
@Navin Johnson - with a name like yours, I’ll bet you are a real “Jerk”. And watch your back working at the gas station. Some lunatic with a rifle is sniping at you.