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Hughes Airwest, the airline with the slogan, "the top banana in the west", did not literally fly bananas, but this imaginative 1970s poster does feature a flying banana. Did you ever fly on Hughes Airwest? See more banana-related Hughes Airwest objects in "Catch our Style", on display until the end of the month, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. The Aviation Museum and Library is located in the International Terminal and open daily, from 10am to 4:30pm, excluding holidays. http://bit.ly/CatchOurStyle Hughes Airwest poster 1970s SFO Museum Collection Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2001.135.074 This image was posted on May 21, 2016.

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