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Did you ever fly on the Top Banana in the West? See more banana-yellow Hughes Airwest objects in “Catch Our Style”, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. The Aviation Museum and Library is open from Sunday through Friday, 10am to 4:30pm or check out our online exhibition at: http://www.flysfo.com/museum/exhibitions/catch-our-style-california-regional-airlines-1950s%E2%80%931980s Hughes Airwest bumper sticker 1970s-1980s SFO Museum Collection Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2014.112.418
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