Historic Delta 747 crosses street to flight museum

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Historic Delta 747 crosses street to flight museum

[ WATCH VIDEO ] APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA A crew member gives directions to the tug driver as they move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's latest exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. On September 9, 2015, Delta retired Ship 6301, the first Boeing 747-400 aircraft manufactured for a commercial airline, after its final flight from Honolulu to Atlanta. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's latest exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. On September 9, 2015, Delta retired Ship 6301, the first Boeing 747-400 aircraft manufactured for a commercial airline, after its final flight from Honolulu to Atlanta. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's latest exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. On September 9, 2015, Delta retired Ship 6301, the first Boeing 747-400 aircraft manufactured for a commercial airline, after its final flight from Honolulu to Atlanta. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA A crowd of onlookers is seen from below the plane as it moves into position at the Delta Flight Museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's latest exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Spectators and media watch as crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's latest exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. The plane will join several others when it goes on exhibit in 2017. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's latest exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

[ WATCH VIDEO ] APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Delta Flight Museum employees Fiana Thacker (left) and Dasha McCoy watch as crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's latest exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's latest exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. On September 9, 2015, Delta retired Ship 6301, the first Boeing 747-400 aircraft manufactured for a commercial airline, after its final flight from Honolulu to Atlanta. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's latest exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Bobcat loaders construct a steel ramp as crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's latest exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. On September 9, 2015, Delta retired Ship 6301, the first Boeing 747-400 aircraft manufactured for a commercial airline, after its final flight from Honolulu to Atlanta. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Bobcat loaders construct a steel ramp as crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA A worker takes down a fence post while crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Officials stopped traffic on Woolman Place and Toffie Terrace and also removed several obstructions as the plane rolled across the street. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 across Woolman Place and Toffie Terrace to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. The plane was retired in 2015 after flying more than 61 million miles. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

[ WATCH VIDEO ] APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA A retired Boeing 747-400 sits on the tarmac before crews move it to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's lates exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. On September 9, 2015, Delta retired Ship 6301, the first Boeing 747-400 aircraft manufactured for a commercial airline, after its final flight from Honolulu to Atlanta. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 across Woolman Place and Toffie Terrace to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. The plane was retired in 2015 after flying more than 61 million miles. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Spectators watch as crews move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Crews use a SuperTug to move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA The plane is moved to a temporary spot in the museum parking lot near a McDonnell Douglas DC-9. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA The plane is moved to a temporary spot in the Delta flight museum parking lot. It will join several other aircraft when it goes on display in early 2017. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

[ WATCH VIDEO ] APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA Backing carefully into place, the plane is moved to a temporary spot in the museum parking lot. Crews moved the retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

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[ WATCH VIDEO ] APRIL 30, 2016 ATLANTA A crew member gives directions to the tug driver as they move a retired Boeing 747-400 to the Delta Flight museum Saturday, April 30, 2016. Delta Air Lines Ship 6301 made its final journey to Delta’s Atlanta world headquarters campus in preparation for the Delta Flight Museum's latest exhibit featuring the retired aircraft. On September 9, 2015, Delta retired Ship 6301, the first Boeing 747-400 aircraft manufactured for a commercial airline, after its final flight from Honolulu to Atlanta. KENT D. JOHNSON /kdjohnson@ajc.com #delta747experience

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