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#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American Airways’ first scheduled flight from Treasure Island departed. When Pan American Airways moved the eastern terminus of its Pacific Division from Alameda to Treasure Island in 1939, to coincide with the Golden Gate International Exposition, it became San Francisco’s first international carrier. #PanAm #avgeek Pan American Airways, Boeing 314 “California Clipper” at Treasure Island c. 1939 SFO Museum Collection Gift of Carla B. Bos in memory of Abraham Bos 2000.069.003
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