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#OnThisDay in 1950, Pan American World Airways acquired American Overseas Airlines (A.O.A.) from American Airlines. Once acquired, Pan Am obtained all of A.O.A’s routes and assets including 8 Boeing 377 Stratocruisers, 7 Constellations, 3 DC-4s, & 1 DC-3. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 25, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1954, the three-day dedication ceremony for SFO's new terminal building (later the Central Terminal, now Terminal 2) kicked off. What is your favorite SFO memory? #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 27, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1982, the Boeing 767 was introduced into service by United Airlines on their Chicago-to-Denver route. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 767? #MuseumFromHome #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 08, 2020.
Happy Labor Day! Thank you to all of the essential workers who keep SFO running smoothly and safely, both now and over our past ninety-three years. Image: San Francisco International Airport (SFO). late 1960s. 2011.032.0633 #MuseumFromHome #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on September 07, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 service started at @flysfo. United’s DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. Have you ever flown on a DC-10? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 14, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1959, Hawai’i became the 50th U.S. state. Pan American inaugurated Boeing 707 jet service to Honolulu three days after Hawai’i gained statehood. Have you ever been to #Hawaii? #MuseumFromHome #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 21, 2020.
RT @flySFO: ✈️ 🎉 Happy #NationalAviationDay! What is your first memory of flying or visiting an airport? #AvGeek 📸 jassensf https://t.co/… This tweet was posted on August 20, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1946, #Philippine Airlines became the first Asian Airline to cross the Pacific Ocean. This non-scheduled flight from Manila to Oakland, CA, took 41 hours and stopped at Guam, Kwajalein, and Honolulu, flying a DC-4. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 31, 2020.
Now a staple of airports around the world, the enclosed passenger boarding bridge arrived in the late 1950s. An experimental, passenger loading bridge installed at SFO in 1959 for @AmericanAir, was one of the earliest jet bridges in the world. #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 30, 2020.
Among the recent changes at the Airport, one of our student art galleries now features photographic details of model aircraft from our collection. #avgeek #BehindTheScenes #museummonday #MuseumFromHome #modelaircraft This tweet was posted on August 10, 2020.
Are you looking for some fun weekend entertainment? Our friends at the Pan Am Historical Foundation (@panamhistory), helped produce "Across the Pacific", a 3-part documentary on the founding and early history of #PanAm! See the first part here: https://t.co/mGhb92i7Yb #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 07, 2020.
Happy Bastille Day! Bastille Day, the national day of France, commemorates the Storming of the Bastille in 1789, the flashpoint of the French Revolution. Have you ever been to France? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 14, 2020.
Artist Alexander Calder was born #onthisday in 1898. In the early 1970s, Calder was commissioned to paint several aircraft operated by Braniff International Airways. Do you remember his livery for Braniff? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome #AlexanderCalder #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 22, 2020.
Cable cars are one of San Francisco's best known landmarks and have been featured on a wide variety of promotional items, especially those related to travel. Did you know San Francisco's cable cars date back to 1873? Have you ever ridden on a cable car? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 24, 2020.
See “Widebody” online at: https://t.co/BAcE2U31Fe #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on June 01, 2020.
United Air Lines received its first 747-100 on June 26, 1970, and a month later launched 747 service from San Francisco to Honolulu. United began to hire male stewards in 1970 for Hawai’i service only. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on June 01, 2020.
United Air Lines’ 747 featured a spacious first-class cabin with a spiral staircase that led up to a first-class lounge, branded as the “Red Carpet Room” and furnished with captain’s chairs, wrap-around couches, and a back wall mural. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on June 01, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed in Paris, France, after completing his historic solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. His 3,500-mile journey crossed more than 1,900 miles of open ocean before he landed in Paris’ Le Bourget Field. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 21, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1953, the Douglas DC-7 took its maiden flight. American Airlines was the first to put in an order of 25 aircraft. Have you ever flown on a DC-7? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 18, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1932, #AmeliaEarhart departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in a single-engine Lockheed Vega 5B. After 15 hours, she landed in Northern Ireland and became the first woman & the second person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 20, 2020.
In 1966, Pan American World Airways started hiring Japanese nationals in expectation of growth and expansion of its Pacific routes. The original seven Japanese stewardesses are shown here, arriving in Miami for their training. #panam #avgeek #apahm #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 20, 2020.
Did you know that in the 1960s there was a heliport next to the Ferry Building in San Francisco? From the 1960s to the 1980s, SFO Helicopter Airlines operated local helicopter flights from SFO to destinations around the Bay Area. #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 26, 2020.
During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners along with their crews were chartered to fly US troops into combat zones. The flight attendants picked up on the anxiety of the soldiers aboard and did whatever they could to provide support. #freedombird #Avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 28, 2020.
On May 30, 1974, Air France introduced the Airbus A300 into service. The A300 was the first production airliner for the Airbus company. Have you ever flown on an A300? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 29, 2020.
See “Flying The Freedom Birds: Airlines And The Vietnam War,” online at: https://t.co/T3Ge9pE1Ra #freedombird #Avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 28, 2020.
United Air Lines flight attendant Judy Meyer remembers, “We had a fake wedding ceremony on the way over. All kinds of silly stuff to keep their minds off where they were going.” #freedombird #Avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 28, 2020.
Our retired Assistant Director, Aviation, John Hill, returned earlier this year for a conversation about his book “Pan Am at War: How the Airline Secretly Helped America Fight World War II”. See the full event here: https://t.co/oV2EnX5EP0 #avgeek #MuseumFromHome https://t.co/c5N2vNr1Dp This tweet was posted on May 05, 2020.
Want to learn more about the Douglas World Cruiser “New Orleans”? It’s now in the collection of the @museumofflying and you can read about its epic historic adventure on their website: https://t.co/BcC6RCcmle . #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 04, 2020.
As the shelter-in-place continues in the Bay Area and in many places around the world, we've been daydreaming about faraway locations to travel to. What would be your dream vacation right now? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 08, 2020.
Happy #InternationalNursesDay! Did you know many stewardesses and air hostesses hired before World War II were registered nurses? SFO Museum would like to thank nurses everywhere for all of your hard work and dedication. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 12, 2020.
Happy Birthday to Jackie Cochran, born #onthisday in 1906 in Muscogee, Florida. After taking her first flying lessons in 1932, she obtained her pilot's license in just three weeks. In 1938, she won the Bendix Trophy, a race from LA to Cleveland. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 11, 2020.
In the 1970s and 1980s Pan American produced a series of children’s activity kits with the mascots Pierre and Penny Panda. With Pierre's Fabulous Flying fun kit, children could be entertained with cards, puzzles, fun facts, and other activities. #panam #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 08, 2020.
While we can’t offer a full course meal like this one served by United in the 1950s, many people have been cooking up a storm while sheltering in place. What’s your quarantine menu looking like? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 11, 2020.
A form-fitting, polyester mini-dress projected a flashy, energetic look of casual comfort with bright stripes in Continental’s corporate colors. It featured a gold-tone chain belt with a monogrammed medallion. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 12, 2020.
During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners along with their crews were chartered to fly US troops into combat zones. Soldiers no longer deployed to the war zone with their units, but as individuals or in groups for distribution upon arrival. #FreedomBird #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 15, 2020.
Learn more about these chartered flights in “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War.” See the online exhibition at: https://t.co/jA5xrcECNN #FreedomBird #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 15, 2020.