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United’s maintenance base was relocated from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and set up for full-time operation at San Francisco International Airport in 1947. Upon completion, over 2,000 employees began work at the 116-acre “SFOMB.” For its efficiency, the modern facility earned the nicknames “the push-button base” and “the airline house of magic.” A United Douglas DC-3 would undergo a complete teardown and overhaul after 1,300 hours of flying. The base averaged a turnout of one completely overhauled Mainliner every thirty-six hours. See "Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines", located, post-security, in Terminal 3. http://bit.ly/TheMainLine Image: United Air Lines brochure, San Francisco International Airport (SFO), c. 1960. Gift of the William Hough Collection. 2007.011.333
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