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Don’t leave a condensation ring behind, put a coaster under your cold drink! This image was posted on August 29, 2022. #avgeek #coaster #museum #collection

Captain Zoya Agarwal (@CaptainZoya) led an all-female crew for a record-breaking @AirIndia.in flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru over the North Pole to celebrate International Women’s Day in January 2021. This image was posted on August 26, 2022. #avgeek #womeninaviation #captainzoya #airindia #womensequalityday

Although Pan American World Airways experienced unprecedented success in the 1960s and 70s, by the end of the 1980s the company was struggling. This image was posted on August 25, 2022. #panam #defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory

To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports around the world updated their facilities with longer runways, expansive taxiways, and modern passenger terminals including at San Francisco Airport, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951. This image was posted on August 23, 2022. #sfo1954 #sfohistory #avgeek #airport

These boots were made for walking, but that’s not what they’ll do (anymore). This image was posted on August 22, 2022. #avgeek #shoes #boots #collections #museumlife

In 1958, Pan American World Airways introduced the first successful commercial jet service. This image was posted on August 18, 2022. #defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory

Massachusetts native Ruth Law (1887–1970) was inspired to fly by her brother Rodman Law (1885–1919), a parachutist and stuntman. This image was posted on August 16, 2022. #earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation

Continuation of the epic story of Pan Am for #DefunctThursday: In the early 1930s, Pan American Airways began planning for service across the oceans. This image was posted on August 11, 2022. #defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory #chinaclipper #sfhistory

Lillian Janeway Atwater (1890–1937) was the first woman to fly a hydroplane in the United States. This image was posted on August 10, 2022. #earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation

Aircraft propellers convert the power produced by the aircraft’s engine into thrust. This image was posted on August 09, 2022. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory #propeller #airplane

The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with American Airlines. This image was posted on August 05, 2022. #dc10 #americanair #avgeek #jumbojet #jetage #airplane #planespotting

The history of one of the United States’ most storied airlines, Pan American Airways, stretches back to 1927 and will be a multi-part #DefunctThursday. This image was posted on August 04, 2022. #defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory