@SFOMuseum Instagram Posts Tagged australia This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Instagram account. There are 10 posts . See all the tags or all the Instagram posts that have been archived so far.

During the 1990s, Qantas operated a large fleet of the 747-400 widebody airliner, which was introduced in 1989. This image was posted on March 10, 2023. #flyingsoutherncross #australia #avgeek #aviationhistory
One of the first Australian airlines to operate transpacific commercial air services to America was BCPA (British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines) which was formed by the governments of Australia, Great Britain, and New Zealand in 1947. This image was posted on February 16, 2023. #flyingsoutherncross #australia #avgeek
Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services) is one of the oldest continually operating airlines in the world; it celebrated its centennial in 2020. This image was posted on January 12, 2023. #flyingsoutherncross #australia #avgeek #aviationhistory
Following the historic first flight from North America to Australia by Charles Kingsford Smith and crew in 1928, the transpacific “Southern Cross” route— named after the aircraft they flew, the Fokker F.VIIb/3m Southern Cross—received worldwide fame. This image was posted on June 24, 2022. #flyingsoutherncross #australia #avgeek #aviationhistory #philately
In the 1920s, aviation visionaries imagined how the nations of the Pacific Rim could be linked by a new mode of transportation: the aircraft. This image was posted on June 14, 2022. #airmail #australia #avgeek #aviationhistory #philately
Ansett Airways was founded in 1935 by Sir Reginald Myles "Reg" Ansett in Australia. This image was posted on January 27, 2022. #australia #defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory