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Our newest exhibition "A Cut Above: Airplane Models from the SFO Museum Collection" is now on display in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall. On display, are eighteen outstanding examples of airliner models from SFO Museum’s aviation collection. The collection includes nearly two thousand models representing a broad range of aircraft, the majority of which are commercial airliners. See “A Cut Above: Airplane Models from the SFO Museum Collection” on display, pre-security, in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall and online at: https://ow.ly/2VTb50QLezm
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