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Collett Everman Woolman (October 8, 1889 – September 11, 1966), commonly known as " Wooly " to his employees, was an airline entrepreneur best known as the founder of Delta Air Lines. [1] [2] [3] [4] Delta Air Lines. Shortly after graduating from college, Woolman became an Agricultural Extension Agent at Louisiana State University.
- October 8, 1889, Bloomington, Indiana, US
- Founding Delta Air Lines
- September 11, 1966 (aged 76), Houston, Texas, US
Collett Everman "C.E." Woolman was an aviation pioneer whose career spanned the history of flight from Jennys to jets. As principal founder of Delta Air Lines, he led its steady growth from the world's first crop dusting company to a firm place of leadership among the nation's scheduled airlines.
Collett E. Woolman übernahm die Leitung der neuen Gesellschaft, die zunächst nur im Agrarbereich aktiv blieb und am 17. Juni 1929 ihren Passagierflugbetrieb mit drei Travel Air S-6000B auf der Route von Dallas ( Texas) über Shreveport und Monroe (beide Louisiana) nach Jackson (Mississippi) aufnahm. [8] .
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Delta Air Service begins. Dec. 3, 1928 Delta Air Service incorporated after local investors, led by C.E. Woolman and Monroe banker Travis Oliver, purchase Huff Daland Dusters assets. Company named “Delta Air Service” for the Mississippi Delta region it served. Learn more about how Delta became "Delta," see our blog.
C.E. Woolman died in 1966. His legacy lives on in Delta Airlines and the airline industry as a whole. For his extraordinary achievements in aviation, the nation and the world, C.E. Woolman is inducted into the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame the 8th day of July, 2020.
17. Juni 2020 · C.E. Woolman - The Man Who Took Delta To New Heights. By Sumit Singh. Published Jun 17, 2020. Delta has come a long way since its start as a crop-dusting company. It serves up to over 240 destinations in over 50 countries, across six continents. However, if it wasn't for the arrival of Collett Everman "C.E." Woolman, this success may have never ...
Enshrined: 1994. Birth: October 8, 1889. Death: September 11, 1966 (aged 76) Collett “C.E.” Woolman. Borrowed two Army aircraft with Dr. Bert Coad and proved the effectiveness of crop dusting. By 1925, Woolman ran Huff Daland Dusters, the world’s first aerial dusting company.
