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Glenn H. Curtiss (1878–1930) started the Curtiss Company in 1902 to manufacture engines and motorcycles.
This image was posted on April 21, 2023.
#enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory
Midway Atoll, also called Midway Island, is part of the territory called the United States Minor Outlying Islands.
This image was posted on April 18, 2023.
#earthmonth #avgeek #panam #midwayisland
#Onthisday in 1973, Federal Express delivered the first packages from its operational facility in Memphis, Tennessee.
This image was posted on April 17, 2023.
#fedex #federalexpress #avgeek
Our newest exhibition “Remain Seated: Airliner Passenger Chairs,” is now on display in the Aviation Museum and Library.
This image was posted on April 10, 2023.
#airlinerchairs #aircraftinteriors #avgeek
Did you know that both United Airlines and Continental Airlines both trace their founding to one man?
This image was posted on April 06, 2023.
#avgeek #unitedairlines #continentalairlines #varneyairlines #sfhistory
The wind tunnel testing and research of NASA’s Ames Research Center, located in the Naval Air Station Moffett Field near Mountain View, California, has accomplished monumental achievements.
This image was posted on April 05, 2023.
#nasaameswind #avgeek #nasa #windtunnel
The inaugural Singapore Airlines flight to the United States arrived at San Francisco on #onthisday in 1979.
This image was posted on April 04, 2023.
#avgeek #singapore
Visitors to the Aviation Museum will no doubt recognize this large Pan Am floor globe!
This image was posted on April 03, 2023.
#52objects #avgeek #panam #sfhistory #sfohistory #earthmonth
Happy anniversary to our friends at The Pan Am Historical Foundation!
This image was posted on March 31, 2023.
#panamericanhistoricalfoundation #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory
Like many post-war airlines, Aloha Airlines, based in Hawaii, started charter passenger and cargo service with a single surplus DC-3 in 1946.
This image was posted on March 31, 2023.
#hawaii #avgeek #alohaairlines
Air Afrique was multinational African airline, based in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
This image was posted on March 28, 2023.
#airafrique #avgeek #aviationhistory #traveltuesday
Christening ceremonies for airplanes arose from the tradition of christening ships, where a fluid was broken or poured on a ship’s hull and the ship was blessed with a name and good luck.
This image was posted on March 27, 2023.
#52objects #womenshistorymonth #sfohistory #avgeek #shirleytempleblack