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Preeminent French couturier Pierre Balmain was born #OnThisDay in 1914.
This image was posted on May 18, 2021.
#fashioninflight #fashion #balmain #avgeek #twa #cathaypacific
The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was considered the most luxurious airliner aloft when introduced by Pan American World Airways in 1949.
This image was posted on May 12, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #boeing #boeing377
United Air Lines highlighted many of their destinations in a series of advertisements placed in Time magazine in late 1944 and 1945.
This image was posted on May 11, 2021.
#aviationhistory #unitedairlines #avgeek #traveltuesday
#OnThisDay in 1927, Mills Field was officially dedicated.
This image was posted on May 07, 2021.
#sfohistory #sfhistory #airport #aviationhistory #avgeek
The Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat, also known as the “Spruce Goose,” was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company as an ultra-large, transoceanic military transport for use during World War II.
This image was posted on May 05, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #sprucegoose #howardhughes
Developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company, the Martin 2-0-2 was intended to supersede the DC-3.
This image was posted on April 28, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #martin202 #aviationhistory
The Douglas DC-6 was initially conceived of as a military transport but its design was changed to a civilian airliner following the end of World War II.
This image was posted on April 21, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #dc6 #douglasdc6
It's National Parks Week!
This image was posted on April 20, 2021.
#nationalparkweek #findyourpark #avgeek
In the late 1930s, Lockheed was developing a large, high-speed, pressurized airliner, designated the L-044 Excalibur.
This image was posted on April 14, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #l049 #lockheed #lockheedconstellation
Passengers flying out of San Francisco Airport in the 1930s and 1940s might have had luggage labels like these affixed to suitcases.
This image was posted on April 13, 2021.
#avgeek #souvenir #luggagelabel #travel #traveltuesday
It's Wing Wednesday, and today's plane is the Douglas DC-4!
This image was posted on April 07, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #douglasaircraft #dc-4 #airplane
It's Wing Wednesday, and today's plane is the Boeing 307 Stratoliner!
This image was posted on March 31, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #boeing #stratoliner #airplane