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#Onthisday in 1957, the first Boeing 707 departed on a raining day from Renton Municipal Airport. This image was posted on December 20, 2017. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #boeing #boeing707 #firstflight #panam
Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany, traces its history back to 1926. This image was posted on December 19, 2017. #traveltuesday #lufthansa #poster #neuschwansteincastle #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Happy Pan American Aviation Day! This image was posted on December 17, 2017. #panamericanaviationday #wrightbrothers #kittyhawk #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
China Airlines, the flag carrier of Taiwan, was founded #onthisday in 1959 by retired Chinese Air Force officers. This image was posted on December 16, 2017. #chinaairlines #taiwan #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Fraktur, or illuminated Germanic documents, employ a combination of ink and watercolor and can be easily recognized by its elaborate decoration. This image was posted on December 13, 2017. #americanfolkart #folkart #folkartist #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #folkartfriday #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #inspo #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #fraktur #carolinaparakeet #parrot
Fraktur, or illuminated Germanic documents, employ a combination of ink and watercolor and can be easily recognized by its elaborate decoration. This image was posted on December 13, 2017. #americanfolkart #folkart #folkartist #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #folkartfriday #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #inspo #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #fraktur #carolinaparakeet #parrot
Fraktur, or illuminated Germanic documents, employ a combination of ink and watercolor and can be easily recognized by its elaborate decoration. This image was posted on December 13, 2017. #americanfolkart #folkart #folkartist #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #folkartfriday #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #inspo #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #fraktur #carolinaparakeet #parrot
A popular style of aviation photography, that became symbolic of the jet age, was a flight attendant poised in the cowling of a jet engine. This image was posted on December 13, 2017. #cowling #flightattendant #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #engine #jet #falife #crewlife
In the early 1970s, United Airlines commissioned aviation artist Nixon Galloway of Manhattan Beach, California, to create a series of watercolor paintings depicting each aircraft flown by the airline and its subsidiaries from the beginning of the company’s history. This image was posted on December 11, 2017. #themainline #united #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #watercolor #1970s
In 1939, Hollywood producer, financial magnate, and visionary aviator Howard Hughes acquired a majority share of TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air). This image was posted on December 08, 2017. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #twa #howardhughes #lockheed #connie #constellation #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaricraft #airplane #aircraft
#Onthisday in 1941, San Francisco Airport became an U.S. Army Air Corps training and staging facility. This image was posted on December 07, 2017. #throwbackthursday #sfohistory #worldwar2 #ww2 #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
"The finest way to fly overseas is by Pan American's 'blue-ribbon' services. This image was posted on December 06, 2017. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #paxex #panam #panamerican #saturdayeveningpost #advertising