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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

Happy anniversary to our friends at The Pan Am Historical Foundation! This image was posted on March 31, 2023. #panamericanhistoricalfoundation #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory

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

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

The last Continental Airlines flight departed #onthisday in 2012. This image was posted on March 02, 2023. #avgeek #aviationhistory #united #continental

#OnThisDay in 1803, Ohio was admitted into the Union. This image was posted on March 01, 2023. #aviationhistory #avgeek

Micarta is a plastic compound first developed around 1910 by George Westinghouse (1846–1914). This image was posted on February 21, 2023. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory

In 1917, Katherine Stinson asked Glenn Curtiss to build a new exhibition aircraft for her. This image was posted on January 24, 2023. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory #katherinestinson

The inaugural flight of the Concorde for the Braniff International Airways and British Airways joint SST service from Dallas-Fort Worth via Washington, DC, to London departed #onthisday in 1979. This image was posted on January 13, 2023. #braniff #concorde #avgeek #aviationhistory #ba

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

#OnThisDay in 1934, the Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland. This image was posted on December 30, 2022. #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory #martinm130

San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines was founded in 1961. This image was posted on November 10, 2022. #defunctthursday #sfohelicopter #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfohistory