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#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. This image was posted on September 23, 2022. #avgeek #millsfield #sfohistory #sfo #airport

#Onthisday in 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed at Mills Field in his history-making Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis." This image was posted on September 16, 2022. #avgeek #charleslindbergh #sfhistory #sfohistory

During the mid-1920s, San Francisco leaders envisioned their city as the western terminus of a new transcontinental air mail system. This image was posted on July 25, 2022. #avgeek #millsfield #sfohistory #airport

#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. This image was posted on June 07, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory #sfohistory

The Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco is an airport that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

📸: negative: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Hangar No. 1; 1928 Collection of SFO Museum 2011.032.0042 This tweet was posted on October 18, 2021.

By Sept 21, 1927, Hangar #1 at Mills Field was completed. @flySFO's first hangar was made of steel framing with galvanized-corrugated iron siding. Part of this hangar is on display in “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” located pre-security, in T2. https://t.co/aL3GtIF1cR This tweet was posted on September 23, 2021.

#OnThisDay in 1930, the City and County of San Francisco began to purchase the property of Mills Field, which would become @flySFO. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 30, 2021.

By 1930, weather studies confirmed that Mills Field was the best possible location for an airport, and San Francisco began a ten-year purchasing program with the Mills Estate to acquire 1,112 acres. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 30, 2021.

📸: photograph: San Francisco Airport, aerial view; c. 1930 George E. Russell Transfer 1997.52.040.018 slide: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Administrative Building; c. 1930 Transfer 2010.204.013 This tweet was posted on August 30, 2021.

On April 19 and #onthisday in 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show at Mills Field Airport. This image was posted on April 20, 2022. #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory

Century Pacific Air Lines was one of the early commercial airline companies to operate at Mills Field. In May of 1931, the company announced it would start service on the West Coast, and San Francisco was selected as its main base of operations. This tweet was posted on June 22, 2021.

The airline was a major tenant for Mills Field, carrying just over 10,000 passengers along its routes between June and September of 1931. (Check out those one-way airfares!) This tweet was posted on June 22, 2021.

📸: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco; May 7, 1927 Transfer 2011.032.0005, .0006, .0008 This tweet was posted on May 07, 2021.

#OnThisDay in 1927, Mills Field was officially dedicated. San Francisco had the barest necessities for an airport - an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building - when the dedication took place. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on May 07, 2021.

Measuring 34 feet by 88 feet, the Administration Building at Mills Field was considered a temporary structure, built at a cost of $8,566, and wasn’t yet complete when the air port was officially dedicated on May 7, 1927. This tweet was posted on March 09, 2021.

We had a request recently for some #TerminalTuesday posts, and where better to start than at the beginning? *Technically*, the first structure at Mills Field wasn’t referred to as a “terminal,” but rather an “Administration Building.” This tweet was posted on March 09, 2021.

📸: Mills Field Administration Building, 1927 SFO Museum Collection 1993.07.11 f Architectural drawing: Mills Field Administration Building, 1927 SFO Museum Collection 1997.52.003 San Francisco Airport, Administration Building, Office, 1931 SFO Museum Collection 2011.032.0111 This tweet was posted on March 09, 2021.

#OnThisDay in 1928: Hangar No. 2 was under construction at Mills Field. It was followed soon after with Hangars 3 and 4. Renting an overnight spot within cost $1.50 #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on February 01, 2021.

NEW Blog Alert! This image was posted on February 15, 2022. #maps #cartography #behindthescenes #blog #sfohistory #sfhistory

By September 21, 1927, Hangar No. This image was posted on September 23, 2021. #sfo #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #airport

From Mills Field to SFO

This exhibition was on display between August 2021 and November 2021 in the 2D Sky Terrace Wall gallery, located in Terminal 2

From Mills Field to SFO

This exhibition was on display between November 2021 and June 2024 in the 2D Sky Terrace Wall gallery, located in Terminal 2

#OnThisDay in 1930, the City and County of San Francisco began to purchase the property of Mills Field, which would become San Francisco International Airport. This image was posted on August 30, 2021. #sfohistory #sfo #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #avgeek

Century Pacific Air Lines was one of the early commercial airline companies to operate at Mills Field. This image was posted on June 22, 2021. #sfohistory #avgeek #airline #aviationhistory

#OnThisDay in 1927, Mills Field was officially dedicated. This image was posted on May 07, 2021. #sfohistory #sfhistory #airport #aviationhistory #avgeek

We had a request recently for some #TerminalTuesday posts, and where better to start than at the beginning? This image was posted on March 09, 2021. #sfohistory #millsfield #airport #1920s

History of San Francisco International Airport

This aviation exhibition was on display between November 2000 and August 2002 in the AML 02 Aviation Museum Gallery 02 gallery, located in International Terminal

SFO Photographic History, 1927-1997

This aviation exhibition was on display between April 1997 and January 1998 in the B-02 Gate 26 gallery, located in South Terminal

#OnThisDay in 1928: Hangar No. This image was posted on February 01, 2021. #sfohistory #airport #otd

On this last day of 2020, we wrap up SFO Museum’s 40th anniversary year with a celebration of the Aviation Museum & Library, which opened in December 2000. This image was posted on December 31, 2020. #sfohistory #tbtsfom #sfomat40 #avgeek #museumfromhome

Great find from our archives: a 1929 brochure on transforming Mills Field into @flySFO: http://t.co/lbUlfgVa Love the Lindbergh quote! This tweet was posted on July 11, 2012.

Mills Field fashion: 1927's flight gear unwittingly modeled next to a Boeing 40-A (w/San Bruno in the background) http://t.co/P05lFSr0 This tweet was posted on May 24, 2012.

@blogboy @hharteveldt They were on Treasure Island originally, but moved to Mills Field (now SFO) in 1944. This tweet was posted on March 28, 2012.

#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at Mills Field was completed. The Airport's first hangar was made of steel framing with galvanized-corrugated iron siding. Navigational aids included 11-foot high lettering identifying the airfield. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 23, 2020.

Happy Birthday San Francisco International Airport! The dedication ceremony of Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, the original name of SFO, took place #onthisday in 1927. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 07, 2020.