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Pacific Air Transport (PAT) was founded in 1926. PAT flew Ryan M-1 mail planes with passengers often packed in with mail sacks. PAT was acquired by Boeing Air Transport in 1928 and both companies would become part of United Air Lines in the 1930s. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 22, 2020.
Do you ever wonder how animals traveled in the 1950s? Here, #PanAm stewardess Patti Jordan takes time out from her regular duties to feed 5 little passengers that arrived in SF from their native home on the Falkland Islands, en route to Honolulu. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 04, 2020.
Britain's former international flag carrier airline, British Overseas Airways Corporation, or BOAC was founded #onthisday in 1939. In 1974, BOAC merged with British European Airways (BEA) to form @British_Airways. Did you ever fly on #BOAC? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 24, 2020.
In the early days of aviation, stunt pilots and aerialists would perform tricks including wing walking and playing sports. Known for her wing walking, Gladys Roy was a popular barnstormer and aviatrix in the 1920s. #WomeninAviation #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 18, 2020.
The #Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970. Only 250 L-1011 TriStar jets were produced and production halted in 1982. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 16, 2020.
Under the wing of a Stearman 4D, these two aviatrixes, clad in aviator helmets and goggles, were part of an air show held at SFO on November 20, 1932. The show featured races, acrobatics, and stunts. #WomenInAviation #MuseumFromHome #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 20, 2020.
#OnThisday in 2001, the ceremonial last Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri. The flight was flown on a McDonnell Douglas MD-80. What are your favorite memories of #TWA? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 01, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1919, KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) was founded. The company is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. Have you ever flown on KLM? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 07, 2020.
Happy #Thanksgiving! What are you grateful for during this challenging year? Image: Pan American World Airways menu, Thanksgiving 1983, Gift of Angela Ausman. 2015.045.111 #avgeek #MuseumFromHome #Thanksgiving2020 This tweet was posted on November 25, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1974, the Concorde landed at SFO. This brief visit was part of a promotional tour to airports around the world. The Concorde was in service between 1976 and 2003. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 21, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1958, the first scheduled Pan American World Airways jet service took off from Idlewild, New York. Flying to Paris, Pan Am carried 111 passengers across the Atlantic. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 26, 2020.
Nine days after their first ever service, Pan American Airways’ first scheduled mail service departed from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, #onthisday in 1927. The aircraft, was a Fokker F-VIIa/3m. #avgeek #PanAm #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 28, 2020.
RT @flySFO: 🛫 It's not every day that we see an these at SFO, although we've had quite a few visit the Airport recently! #An124 #AvGeek 🎥… This tweet was posted on October 28, 2020.
Introduced by Pan American World Airways in 1970, the Boeing 747-100 was the first of a new breed of jetliner, the “wide-body,” which ultimately revolutionized the airline industry. The new wide-body was twice the size of the Boeing 707 shown here. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 30, 2020.
There she goes: demolition of JFK's #PanAm #Worldport http://t.co/zI2ztsiF2U http://t.co/ST4daz4U8H Pics by @simon_prickett #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 15, 2013.
A photo for lovers of San Francisco & #avgeek alike: the 1938 SF skyline & Pan Am's China #Clipper. http://t.co/KWT4OewKKz This tweet was posted on July 31, 2013.
We hope to see you today at the #Aviation Museum for our Flight Attendant Celebration Day! http://t.co/LD5lDsIiwz #FlightAttendant #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 20, 2013.
Midcentury modern on an airline route map? You bet. http://t.co/IBozxfi4wg #avgeek #design This tweet was posted on July 25, 2013.
A 1937 brochure from ENTA, Costa Rica's 1st natl airline, include an image of the country's famous oxcarts: http://t.co/SqjbIm7RXJ #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 30, 2013.
Remember ticket jackets? The bright colors on this 1970s one from PSA insures that you couldn't misplace it: http://t.co/TlYTkqSpms #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 29, 2013.
From Europe to the US by Lockheed Constellation! Great detail in this 1950s promotional lighter. http://t.co/PEPJxMuArd #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 15, 2013.
Icons of the air & sea, c. 1937: http://t.co/z6OO2ojSIS #avgeek #PanAm This tweet was posted on July 05, 2013.
What did it take to fly across the Pacific Ocean in the 1930s? Lots of work & a flight deck for 5 officers. http://t.co/RNAk8W0gnX #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 28, 2013.
Why was the #DC3's R-1830 one of the most popular airplane engines ever? Power: 14 cylinders & up to 1300 hp. http://t.co/a428v2MzqN #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 02, 2013.
Minimal, elegant styling defined post-WWII @united stewardess uniforms: http://t.co/mW0eXEZUR6 Learn more in our #Aviation Museum. #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 10, 2013.
Successful advertising in 2 words: the Duke. 1960s Air France ad featured the star & a prominent flight bag: http://t.co/wSFkHXgqkk #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 18, 2013.
Thanks to the folks who came to last night's #PanAfrica talk by Tom Culbert! Great pic by @JamesJetsOften- http://t.co/6JnId8xbvJ #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 31, 2013.
The original eight @United stewardesses model their uniforms in 1930: http://t.co/EWVNwxoxS9 Learn more: http://t.co/UR9SlpI9A7 #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 03, 2013.
Things have changed: check out the transcontinental route map on this late 1930s United Air Lines DC-3 model: http://t.co/VtNTjBTGiy #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 04, 2013.
As the DC-3 was one of the first airliners w/a galley, proper tableware was needed for meal service: http://t.co/Wv5dZK5LtE #avgeeks This tweet was posted on May 29, 2013.
Event alert! Thurs, Tom Culbert speaks re: his book, PanAfrica: Across the Sahara in 1941 with Pan Am. Dets- http://t.co/eJLk0S7B6x #avgeeks This tweet was posted on May 28, 2013.
It's a beauty contest between a 1936 Cord auto & a Douglas DC-3 in a late 1930s ad. http://t.co/AjFJAsxbQE Which is the winner? #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 30, 2013.
RT @sftida: Don't miss Saturday's @TIMuseum lecture on TI's history as an airport w/ John Hill of @SFOMuseum http://t.co/dg6PtYA7g3 #avgeeks This tweet was posted on May 10, 2013.
SF #avgeeks, don't miss Seaplane Adventure @HillerMuseum tomorrow! Our Asst. Director talks Pan Am's Clippers: http://t.co/LTpJCBwK7w This tweet was posted on May 03, 2013.
Aer Lingus offered flight bags (as in this adorable ad) to pssngrs when transatlantic flights began in 1961. http://t.co/9ZrUo8pk8R #avgeeks This tweet was posted on May 07, 2013.
A 1968 TWA catalog offers an array of flight bag fashion. "Starstream" gets our vote for best name! #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 19, 2013.