Collett E. Woolman

Collett E. Woolman
Honorific plaque at the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame
BornOctober 8, 1889
Bloomington, Indiana, US
DiedSeptember 11, 1966 (1966-09-12) (aged 76)
Houston, Texas, US
Known forFounding Delta Air Lines

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]

  1. ^ "Founder's vision resonates today". Delta News Hub. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  2. ^ "Timeline of airline". Delta News Hub. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  3. ^ "C.E. Woolman". www.deltamuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  4. ^ Lewis and Newton (1979). Delta: The History of an Airline. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press. pp. x, 4–7, 11–44.