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This year marks the 60th year of Lufthansa serving SFO. Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany, traces its history back to 1926. The airline’s first service to SFO departed from Frankfurt on May 13, 1960 and returned to Germany the next day. Image: Lufthansa German Airlines, San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1990. Gift of Hans and Margret Steuck. 2011.046.088
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