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Will you be joining us this Saturday for our event in conjunction with the current exhibition, Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection? This image was posted on October 23, 2017. #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft #aviationevolutions

Join us next Saturday, October 28, 2017, for the “Documenting Historical Aircraft in Models and Photographs” Lecture Series and Gallery Tour. This image was posted on October 17, 2017. #avgeek #aviation #avationgeek #aircraft #airline #models #model #modelaircraft #modelairplane

In the 1940s, young aviatrix, Maxine Crookston (Schmidt) was photographed gassing up her single engine airplane. This image was posted on September 20, 2017. #womeninaviation #airtraffic #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #earlyaviation #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

A pioneer in avionics, United was the first transportation company to install a two-way, coast-to-coast teletype service. This image was posted on September 19, 2017. #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #flyingthemainline #themainline #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #avionics

In the decade between the late-1930s and late-1940s, United Air Lines introduced a series of modern airliners that elevated air travel to new levels of speed and comfort. This image was posted on August 11, 2017. #themainline #flyingthemainline #united #unitedairlines #travelposter #travel #instatravel #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #travelposter #hawaii

Mike Kelley travels to airports throughout the globe, looking for scenes that accurately describe the landscape while providing a vantage point from which the airport’s traffic can be seen in a linear trajectory. This image was posted on July 23, 2017. #mikekelley #avgeeks #aviation #planespotter #photography #airportart #publicart #avgeek #aviationlovers #photoshop #airportraits #airports #airport #portraits #aviationpics #aviationimages #aviationphotos #aviationpictures #aviationspotters #aviationgeek #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationlover

#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. This image was posted on June 07, 2017. #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory

Joyce Hsu is a Bay Area artist best known for her mechanized creatures that inhabit a fantasy world of the artist’s creation. This image was posted on May 31, 2017. #apahm #apahm17 #apihm #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #airportart #publicart #sculpture #fineart #joycehsu #namoohouse #namoo

At any given moment, there are at least seven thousand commercial airplanes in the sky. This image was posted on May 16, 2017. #mikekelley #avgeeks #aviation #planespotter #photography #airportart #publicart #avgeek #aviationlovers #photoshop #airportraits #airports #airport #portraits #aviationpics #aviationimages #aviationphotos #aviationpictures #aviationspotters #aviationgeek #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationlover

What does it take to fly an airplane? This image was posted on May 16, 2017. #boeing #boeing747 #747 #sas #avgeek #scandinavianairlinessystem #scandinavia

#OnThisDay, the first female cabin crewmember, Ellen Church, worked her first flight for Boeing Air Transport(BAT). This image was posted on May 15, 2017. #ellenchurch #nurses #flightattendant #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory #boeing #united

San Francisco had the barest necessities of an airport—an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building—when it officially dedicated Mills Field on May 7, 1927. This image was posted on May 08, 2017. #sfohistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #sfoat90 #sfhistory

First delivered on January 31, 1949, the first flight of Pan American Airway's Boeing 377 was from SFO to Honolulu #onthisday in 1949. This image was posted on April 01, 2017. #boeing #boeing377 #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory

In the early days of aviation, barnstorming was a popular entertainment event. This image was posted on February 18, 2017.

Married in 1910, Osa and Martin Johnson conducted four African safaris in the 1920s. This image was posted on January 27, 2017.

#OnThisDay in 1934, the first Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland. This image was posted on December 30, 2016.

Emilio Pucci’s outerwear for his layered Braniff Gemini IV uniform vividly expresses his interstellar vision. This image was posted on November 30, 2016. #fashion #braniff #emiliopucci #pucci #hautecouture #jetage #travel #instatravel #flightattendants #perspex #avgeek #aviationhistory

Taxiing out from Pan American seaplane base at Dinner Key, Miami, Florida, the airline's new Sikorsky S-40 NC80V prepares for take off on its inaugural passenger flight. This image was posted on November 19, 2016. #onthisday #panam #airmail #philately #lindbergh #charleslindbergh #cristobal #aviationhistory #avgeek

#OnThisDay in 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed his Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at Mills Field. This image was posted on September 16, 2016. #sfohistory #sfhistory #charleslindbergh #spiritofstlouis #avgeek

Air West was branded with an ultramodern service mark in bright interchangeable color combinations of lime green, royal blue, orange, pink, and bronze. This image was posted on September 14, 2016. #olegcassini #airwest #fashion #design #avgeek

Hired by Braniff International Airways in 1965, Mary Wells Lawrence created one of the most successful airline advertising campaigns ever, “The End of the Plain Plane”, which introduced airliner liveries with unique, bright color combinations and revolutionized the airline industry. This image was posted on August 03, 2016. #womeninaviation

The development of aviation technology has changed the world. This image was posted on July 25, 2016.

In the 1920s, aerial photography was typically conducted from an open cockpit airplane with a large camera mounted or hand-held at the side of the plane. This image was posted on July 22, 2016.

These four sculptures were created from translucent white silicone coated fiberglass material stretched over a metal frame and inserted within the truss structure of the skylights, 70 feet above the floor. This image was posted on July 21, 2016.

Have you ever wondered how airplanes are photographed mid-flight? This image was posted on June 21, 2016.

#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco began operations. This image was posted on June 07, 2016.

A key figure of the twentieth century American avant-garde, Harry Everett Smith (1923–91) was a filmmaker, painter, musicologist, and self-taught anthropologist. This image was posted on May 28, 2016.

On airplanes, particularly propliners, airlines had to carefully consider weight or lode distribution between passengers, freight, and mail. This image was posted on May 23, 2016.

Hangar No. This image was posted on May 19, 2016.

On April 19, 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an “air circus” that brought large numbers to Mills Field. This image was posted on May 12, 2016.

Anne and Charles Lindbergh made headlines around the world with their 1931 arctic flight to Asia from New York. This image was posted on May 11, 2016.

BFILRYD. This object is currently not on display (or in a public location) but used to be on display in Terminal 3 (Boarding Area D)

BFILRYD. This object is currently not on display (or in a public location) but used to be on display in Terminal 3

BFILRYD. This object is currently not on display (or in a public location) but used to be on display in International Terminal (Boarding Area G)