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Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included a water cannon salute performed by airport fire trucks. The addition of the North Terminal continued the circular growth pattern at SFO. With the South Terminal (now Terminal 1) in place, the 1954 terminal building was renamed the Central Terminal, and was later known as the International Terminal, and now as Terminal 2. Image: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), groundbreaking ceremony for North Terminal, 1971. SFO Museum Collection. 2011.032.2535 This image was posted on April 22, 2018.

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The dedication ceremony of Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, the original name of San Francisco International Airport, commenced #onthisday in 1927. This image was posted on May 07, 2019. #millsfield #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

The modern-day Coast Guard was formed In 1915 by merging the U.S. Life Saving Service with the Revenue Cutter Service and placing it under the Department of the Treasury. This image was posted on December 03, 2015.

On April 19, 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an “air circus” that brought large numbers to Mills Field. This image was posted on May 12, 2016.

Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included a water canon salute performed by airport fire trucks. This image was posted on April 22, 2017. #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory

#OnThisDay in 1930, the City and County of San Francisco began purchasing Mills Field and the surrounding property. This image was posted on August 30, 2016.

San Francisco had the barest necessities of an airport—an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building—when it officially dedicated Mills Field #onthisday in 1927. This image was posted on May 07, 2018. #millsfield #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

San Francisco launched a master plan in 1951 to create the modern airport terminal facilities and extended runways needed to serve the international community in the coming jet age. This image was posted on July 13, 2016.