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The Douglas DC-6 was initially conceived of as a military transport, but with the end of World War II, the design was changed to a civilian airliner, primarily in an effort to compete with the Lockheed Constellation. This image was posted on September 04, 2019. #airliner #airplane #plane #cockpit #photography #avgeek

What does it take to fly an airplane? This image was posted on May 16, 2017. #boeing #boeing747 #747 #sas #avgeek #scandinavianairlinessystem #scandinavia

Being an air traffic controller means coordinating multiple arriving and departing airplanes. This image was posted on February 23, 2018. #flashbackfriday #sfohistory #sfo #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #airtraffic #airtrafficcontrol

Now a staple of airports around the world, the enclosed passenger boarding bridge arrived in the late 1950s with the introduction of jet aircraft. This image was posted on July 30, 2020. #sfohistory #sfo #avgeek #museumfromhome

Flight attendants from multiple airlines wave at the thousands of visitors below, part of the dedication ceremony for the Central Terminal (now T2) in 1954. This image was posted on February 01, 2018. #throwbackthursday #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

The interior of the air traffic control room at SFO in 1968 looks very different from a modern air traffic control room. This image was posted on June 30, 2016.

Early color photographs of San Francisco Airport are rare, so we’re excited to share with you a recent gift to our collection. This image was posted on June 13, 2019. #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfo #sfohistory #sfhistory #1940s

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