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With passenger numbers surpassing twenty million per year in the 1980s, and greatly exceeding that with the added population of “meeters and greeters,” SFO began upgrading amenities and providing an increasing array of concessions. This image was posted on July 19, 2018. #sfohistory #tbt #throwbackthursday #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #avationgeek #aviation #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #map
#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. This image was posted on June 07, 2018. #avgeek #sfohistory #sfhistory #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Lufthansa Airlines' inaugural flight landed in #SFO #onthisday in 1960 from Frankfurt, Germany. This image was posted on May 14, 2018. #traveltuesday #lufthansa #germany #frankfurt #sfo #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
San Francisco had the barest necessities of an airport—an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building—when it officially dedicated Mills Field #onthisday in 1927. This image was posted on May 07, 2018. #millsfield #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
San Francisco had the barest necessities of an airport—an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building—when it officially dedicated Mills Field #onthisday in 1927. This image was posted on May 07, 2018. #millsfield #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included a water cannon salute performed by airport fire trucks. This image was posted on April 22, 2018. #sfohistory #sfo #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
On April 19 and 20, 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show that brought large numbers of people to Mills Field. This image was posted on April 20, 2018. #onthisday #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
#OnThisDay in 2011, the new Terminal 2 opened at SFO. This image was posted on April 14, 2018. #sfohistory #beckoningcats #terminal2 #cats
#OnThisDay in 1970, the first Boeing 747 widebody jumbojet operated by TWA (Trans World Airlines) departed from San Francisco International Airport for New York City. This image was posted on April 05, 2018. #sfohistory #throwbackthursday #sfo #747 #twa #jumbojet #nyc #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #shirleytemple