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#Onthisday in 1946, the first scheduled passenger flight departed from San Francisco Airport to Honolulu, Hawai’i. After World War II, Pan American World Airways resumed regular international service. Flying boats were replaced with long-range landplanes, such as the Douglas DC-4 and the Lockheed 049 Constellation, and SFO became the carrier’s aerial gateway to the Pacific. #FlashbackFriday Pan American World Airways Lockheed 049 Constellation Clipper Southern Cross at San Francisco Airport c. 1946 SFO Museum Collection 1993.03.02 This image was posted on April 08, 2016.