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San Francisco had the barest necessities of an airport—an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building—when it officially dedicated Mills Field #onthisday in 1927. This image was posted on May 07, 2018. #millsfield #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
In 1973, China Airlines distributed this colorful map of San Francisco featuring an illustration of an iconic building in San Francisco's Chinatown on the corner of Grant and California. This image was posted on May 05, 2018. #chinaairlines #chinatown #sanfrancisco #airlinemaps #avgeek #sfhistory #sanfrancisco #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Though this American Airlines brochure was produced in the 1970s, the flight attendants on the cover are posing in front of a piston-powered Ford Tri-Motor from the 1920s. This image was posted on May 03, 2018. #americaairlines #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #fashion
Thai Airways International began service #onthisday in 1960 as a joint venture between SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and Thai Airways Company (TAC), Thailand's flag carrier, to expand the Thai aviation industry beyond Asia. This image was posted on May 01, 2018. #traveltuesday #thai #thaiairways #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
The Boeing 727 is a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that features a clean swept wing, a high horizontal stabilizer, and a unique tri-jet configuration. This image was posted on April 27, 2018. #aviation #braniff #avgeek #boeing #727 #trijet
The first Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial passenger jet, took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 2005. This image was posted on April 27, 2018. #airbus #a380 #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
It is a historic day in the aviation community, as the last branded Virgin America flights are scheduled to depart from SFO this evening. This image was posted on April 24, 2018. #virginamerica #alaskaairlines #airbus #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included a water cannon salute performed by airport fire trucks. This image was posted on April 22, 2018. #sfohistory #sfo #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks