Another work in progress- Southwest’s first 737-300, “The Spirit of Kitty Hawk”. The aircraft got its name during planning for the 737-300 inaugural services with Southwest's long time ad agency. Someone noted that compared to the 737-200, the -300 was as swift as a hawk and quiet as a cat. It was then it dawned on them that by luck and coincidence, the launch of commercial services on the 737-300 would take place on December 17, the anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight. This is the very same aircraft that is now preserved on display at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Dallas Love Field. #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #thechickenworks (follow this tag to see more of my artwork) #Boeing #737 #N300SW #Southwest #SouthwestAirlines #instaaviation #aviationlovers #flight #Avgeekery #Adobe #Illustrator #aviationart #aviationillustration #IllustratorCC #Avgeekschoolofknowledge https://www.instagram.com/p/BpyMpL7FmZe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l1spwwszpiam

Now that the Boeing 737-300 has been retired by Southwest Airlines, there’s only one -300 left in Southwest colors and that happens to be Southwest’s first 737-300 “The Spirit of Kitty Hawk” N300SW which is now on display at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Dallas Love Field. Southwest along with US Air were the launch customers for the 737-300. N300SW first flew at Renton Field on 15 August 1984 and was delivered to Southwest Airlines on 30 November 1984, flying its first revenue services on 17 December 1984 between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, the first three cities Southwest served when the airline was founded in 1971. N300SW’s last revenue flight was on 18 January 2011 to Phoenix and its last flight was its flight “home” to the Museum on 18 April 2011 from Everett, Washington, where it got a new coat of paint for its new role as a static display aircraft. “The Spirit of Kitty Hawk” had logged 83,132 hours of flight over 77,301 cycles. | October Aviation Photo Challenge | @kjdphoto1971 | #1017planes | “Home Alone” | Day 22 | #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KDAL #DAL #DallasLoveField #FrontiersofFlight #airport #planespotting #instaplane #instagramaviation #Avgeekery #Boeing #737 #Southwest #SWApic #N300SW #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at Frontiers Of Flight Museum)