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This photo from circa 1927 features three men checking weather conditions and other important information before the air mail pilot takes off for his next destination. The board behind them shows weather conditions at stopping points along the West Coast from Portland to San Diego including Mills Field. United States Air Mail pilot c. 1927 SFO Museum Collection Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.118
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