Eastern Air Lines was the first US carrier to operate an Airbus aircraft when it leased 4 white-tail A300B4s in 1977.
Northwest Airlines bent their first Lockheed 10 in August 1934 - fuel exhaustion on takeoff. The CAB accident report somehow overlooked the curious fact that NWA was operating the aircraft in revenue service several days BEFORE Lockheed was granted the type certificate for its model 10.
