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Did you know that in the 1960s, there was a heliport next to the Ferry Building in San Francisco?
This image was posted on January 31, 2019.
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See how SFO has changed since 1927 through our collection of historical photos in our online database: http://bit.ly/SFOHistory Image: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Hangar 1, 1928.
This image was posted on July 29, 2018.
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The Lockheed Model 12 Electra was similar to the Model 10 Electra in design, but smaller and faster.
This image was posted on April 26, 2018.
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The Lockheed Model 12 Electra was similar to the Model 10 Electra in design, but smaller and faster.
This image was posted on April 26, 2018.
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The Lockheed Model 12 Electra was similar to the Model 10 Electra in design, but smaller and faster.
This image was posted on April 26, 2018.
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Introduced in the late 1930s, the British produced Short S.30 series of aircraft was a large-capacity double-deck flying boat.
This image was posted on April 13, 2018.
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Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier, the Blériot XI monoplane was developed from the earlier Blériot VIII monoplane design.
This image was posted on March 30, 2018.
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The Concorde was the first successful transoceanic supersonic airliner.
This image was posted on March 12, 2018.
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Developed behind the Iron Curtain by the Tupolev Design Bureau during the late 1950s, the massive Tu-114 Rossiya (Russia) turboprop airliner was introduced by the Soviet national airline Aeroflot in 1961.
This image was posted on February 20, 2018.
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Developed behind the Iron Curtain by the Tupolev Design Bureau during the late 1950s, the massive Tu-114 Rossiya (Russia) turboprop airliner was introduced by the Soviet national airline Aeroflot in 1961.
This image was posted on February 20, 2018.
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In an effort to compete with TWA (Trans World Airlines) on transatlantic routes to Europe, Pan American World Airways ordered the extended-range DC-7C (dubbed the "Seven Seas") from Douglas Aircraft.
This image was posted on February 12, 2018.
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First flown in 1957, the Boeing Model 707 was the first US-made, pure-turbojet airliner to be introduced.
This image was posted on January 24, 2018.
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