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The last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, #onthisday in 1991.
This image was posted on December 04, 2023.
#52objects #panamerican #panam #paa #avgeek
On November 29, 1935, the inaugural transpacific Pan American Airways airmail service landed in Manila from California carrying 110,865 letters.
This image was posted on November 29, 2023.
#52objects #chinaclipper #avgeek
This DC-3 seat typically used in day-use configurations was covered in fabric, amply cushioned, and represented the introduction of foam rubber on airliner seats.
This image was posted on November 17, 2023.
#airlinerchairs #aircraftinteriors #avgeek
Join us at the Aviation Museum and Library on Friday, November 3, 2023 at 5:30 PM!
This image was posted on October 17, 2023.
#avgeek #sfo
By October 1928, all four hangars located at Mills Field were finished.
This image was posted on October 10, 2023.
#52objects #millsfield #sfohistory #avgeek
Established 100 years ago in 1923, Czech Airlines is one of the five oldest airlines in the world.
This image was posted on October 06, 2023.
#avgeek #czechairlines
Our newest exhibition “Unlocking an Archival Treasure: The Harold Bixby Collection” is a two-part exhibition containing selections from The Harold Bixby Collection of over six hundred letters and documents and roughly five hundred photographic prints and negatives collected throughout his career.
This image was posted on October 03, 2023.
#bixbycollection #panam #cnac #avgeek
In late August 1954, the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at San Francisco International Airport was dedicated during a three-day ceremony.
This image was posted on August 28, 2023.
#52objects #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek
Produced in China, the ceramic pieces of Continental Airlines Contrails Red logo meal service ware included entree, side, and bread plates, along with bowls, condiment dishes and coffee cups and saucers.
This image was posted on August 09, 2023.
#airlinemealsets #avgeek #paxex
Virgin America commenced operations #onthisday in 2007.
This image was posted on August 08, 2023.
#virginamerica #avgeek
The radial Wright J-5 Whirlwind engine was specifically developed for long-range flight and was instrumental in advancing aviation during the late 1920s and well into the 1930s.
This image was posted on August 01, 2023.
#enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory
This canvas artwork is a one-of-a-kind keepsake that commemorates the closure of Pan American World Airways’ Berlin base in 1991.
This image was posted on July 31, 2023.
#52objects #panam #avgeek