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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. #lockheed #l1011 #tristar #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily
What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1938? This image was posted on November 16, 2017. #throwbackthursday #sfo #vintageaviation #1930s #dc3 #douglasaircraft #united #mainliner #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily
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. #womeninaviation #calstateairline #california #regionalairlines #beech #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily
#Onthisday in 1940, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned. This image was posted on November 15, 2017. #history #coastguard #goldengate #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #sfo
Qantas, an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services", was founded on November 16, 1920. This image was posted on November 14, 2017. #traveltuesday #qantas #australia #australian #queensland #northernterritory #flyingkangaroo #kangaroo #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily
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. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaricraft #airplane #aircraft
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. #flyingthemainline #themainline #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #ua747farewell #boeing747 #aviation #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily
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. #flyingthemainline #themainline #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #ua747farewell #boeing747 #aviation #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily
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. #flyingthemainline #themainline #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #ua747farewell #boeing747 #aviation #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily
#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. #sprucegoose #howardhughes #h4 #hercules #evergreen #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily
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. #womeninaviation #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #womeninhistory
“We felt the lure of Latin America the instant we boarded the Clipper." This image was posted on October 31, 2017. #traveltuesday #mayantextiles #empoweringthreads #panam #panamerican #clipper #vintagead #vintage #vintageadvertisement #advertisement #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #paa #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #panamericanworldairways #saturdayeveningpost #diademuertos #diadelosmuertos