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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.
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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
What did SFO look like in the 1940s?
This image was posted on May 03, 2018.
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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.
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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.
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#OnThisDay in 2011, the new Terminal 2 opened at SFO.
This image was posted on April 14, 2018.
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Happy Birthday #UnitedAirlines!
This image was posted on April 06, 2018.
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#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.
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Terminal 1 is currently being renovated, but we can look back in time at it using our collection.
This image was posted on March 30, 2018.
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Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was deeply involved in commercial aviation's development and early airline planning.
This image was posted on March 23, 2018.
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#OnThisDay in 1959, the inaugural jetliner flight from SFO to New York departed.
This image was posted on March 20, 2018.
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#Onthisday in 1927 the City and County of San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport.
This image was posted on March 15, 2018.
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