@SFOMuseum Instagram Posts This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Instagram account. from November 22, 2024

Today marks the 89th anniversary of the ground-breaking, inaugural, transpacific airmail flight of the Pan American Airways’ Martin M-130 flying boat, the “China Clipper.” A crowd of 125,000 people watched from around the Bay Area as the “China Clipper” lifted off from the waters of San Francisco Bay and strained into the sky threading its way under and over two partially built bridges. This image was posted on November 22, 2024. #chinaclipper