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Founded by George T. Baker in 1934, National Airlines started as an air mail carrier, as did many airlines at that time.
This image was posted on June 09, 2022.
#defunctthursday #nationalairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory
Before becoming an aviator, the Belgian-born Hélène Dutrieu was a world-champion cyclist, an automobile racer, a stunt performer, and a comedic actor.
This image was posted on June 08, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory
#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations.
This image was posted on June 07, 2022.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory #sfohistory
Do you know that you can search our collection website by airport?
This image was posted on June 06, 2022.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #sfohistory #airport #collections #museumlife
Happy National Donut Day!
This image was posted on June 03, 2022.
#nationaldonutday #avgeek #aviationhistory
NEW BLOG ALERT: “Katherine Stinson in San Francisco 1917” by our Curator of Aviation Dennis Sharp is up on our blog.
This image was posted on May 31, 2022.
#katherinestinson #avgeek #aviationhistory #bayareahistory #aviatrix
#Onthisday in 1928, the Sikorsky S-38 took off on its first flight.
This image was posted on May 25, 2022.
#avgeek #sikorsky #seaplane #aviationhistory #panam
It’s happening!!
This image was posted on May 24, 2022.
#avgeek #behindthescenes #sneakpeek #aviationhistory
During the first years of powered flight, a number of courageous women took to the skies at a time when popular opinion held that flying was both socially inappropriate and physically impossible for women.
This image was posted on May 23, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory
#Onthisday in 1932, Amelia Earhart departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in a single-engine Lockheed Vega 5B.
This image was posted on May 20, 2022.
#ameliaearhart #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory
General Arthur Fook Yuen Lym was born in San Francisco in 1890.
This image was posted on May 18, 2022.
#aapihm #avgeek #aviationhistory #museum
Happy Birthday to French designer Christian Lacroix, born #onthisday in Arles, France, in 1951.
This image was posted on May 16, 2022.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #christianlacroix #airfrance #flightattendant