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Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970.
This image was posted on November 16, 2017.
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What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1938?
This image was posted on November 16, 2017.
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California was a West Coast center for the development of aviation from the earliest years of flight, and was home to numerous regional airlines.
This image was posted on November 15, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1940, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned.
This image was posted on November 15, 2017.
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Qantas, an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services", was founded on November 16, 1920.
This image was posted on November 14, 2017.
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The Dornier Do X flying boat was the largest airplane built at the time of its introduction in 1929.
This image was posted on November 10, 2017.
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Theatricalizing life with dreams" was how Mary Wells, a pioneering advertising executive for Jack Tinker Associates, recalled her greatest strength.
This image was posted on November 08, 2017.
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2017 marks the end of an era for United Airlines: it will cease to fly the iconic Boeing 747 on commercial routes.
This image was posted on November 07, 2017.
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2017 marks the end of an era for United Airlines: it will cease to fly the iconic Boeing 747 on commercial routes.
This image was posted on November 07, 2017.
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2017 marks the end of an era for United Airlines: it will cease to fly the iconic Boeing 747 on commercial routes.
This image was posted on November 07, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1947, Howard Hughes, decided to take the huge Hughes H-4 Hercules (nicknamed the Spruce Goose) on a test flight to prove it could fly.
This image was posted on November 02, 2017.
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In 1945, Ada Brown became the first President of the earliest recognized flight attendant union, the Air Line Stewardess Association (ALSA).
This image was posted on November 01, 2017.
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