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📸 3/3: All: United DC-8; 1962 Gift of United Airlines Archives 2005.015.028 DC-8 lounge; c. 1959 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0932 DC-8 cockpit; 1960s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.109.103 brochure: DC-8-61; c. 1967 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2012.096.188 This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
"Australian Airliners Across the Pacific" illustrates the evolution of the aircraft utilized and passenger service implemented by Australian airline companies in their post-World War II transpacific services. https://t.co/3AWJNlEKRV This tweet was posted on July 13, 2021.
In 1960, Delta Airlines proudly introduced the 615 miles-per-hour Convair 880, produced by the Convair Division of General Dynamics, of San Diego, California. In January 1962, the airliner achieved a record top speed of 715 mph on a flight from Chicago to Miami. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 14, 2021.
Eastern was the first to inaugurate service of the Lockheed L-188 Electra in January 1959. The regional airline PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines), based in San Diego, purchased three of the aircraft, which proved ideal for the carrier’s West Coast routes. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 30, 2021.
The Lockheed L-188 Electra featured a relatively short-span, low-mounted, cantilevered wing with four Allison turboprop engines. The prototype flew in 1957, and the next year, initial deliveries went to American and Eastern Airlines. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 30, 2021.
The Lockheed L-188 Electra was the only large turboprop airliner produced in the United States. The design originated in the mid-1950s with a request from American Airlines for a fast, mid-range, high-capacity airliner. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 30, 2021.
With the introduction of faster mid-range turbojets, the L-188 Electra was primarily relegated to regional airlines and cargo carriers. One of its more recent uses is as a large capacity air tanker used in the control of wildfires. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 30, 2021.
📸 1/3: ad: L-188 Electra ; 1958 Purchase 2012.118.001 model airplane: Western Airlines, L-188-A Electra; Gift of the San Francisco Aeronautical Society 2018.127.005 a f photo: American Airlines, L-188 Electra; c. 1958 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.165.060 This tweet was posted on June 30, 2021.
📸 3/3: postcard: West Yellowstone Airport, Western Airlines, L-188 Electra; 1960s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.2421 postcard: Transamerica Airlines, L-188CF Electra; 1980s Gift of George Gayuski 2001.082.153 This tweet was posted on June 30, 2021.
📸 1/2: Chicago & Southern Air Lines (C&S); 1950s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2012.065.180 California Central Airlines; c. 1953 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2012.065.147 Pan American World Airways; 1950s Gift of Barnaby Conrad III 2001.038.028 This tweet was posted on July 02, 2021.
📸 2/3: all: L-188 Electra photo: American Airlines; c. 1958 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.165.061 postcard: Eastern Air Lines; c. 1959 Gift of David Armstrong Abercrombie 2015.037.129 slide: PSA; late 1970s Gift of Daniel Hahn 2015.038.072 This tweet was posted on June 30, 2021.
As a result of its reliability, capacity, and considerably reduced seat-mile cost, the 707 proved to be the world's first viable commercial jetliner with regular and sustained scheduled service, and revolutionized the airline industry by ushering in the jet age. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 23, 2021.
Upgraded variants were introduced during the 1960s, including a stretched version that was the largest capacity airliner until the introduction of the widebody Boeing 747 in 1970. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
📸 3/3: All: Boeing 707 photo: China Airlines, 707-320C, LAX; 1971 Gift of the Family of Carl Chi-hsun Ma 2017.023.013 postcard: Saudi Arabian Airlines, 707; c. 1975 Gift of George Gayuski 2001.082.220 photo: Pan Am, 707-121 lounge; c. 1958 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0768 This tweet was posted on June 23, 2021.
After many years of redesigning, the much-improved, lengthened, D.H. 106 Comet Mk. 4 was delivered to BOAC in 1958. Shortly after, the airline inaugurated regular transatlantic jet service from London to New York with one refueling stop in Newfoundland. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 16, 2021.
Trans World Airlines (TWA) took a subtle approach to their 1968 summer uniform. Designed by Dalton Apparel, it featured a short-sleeve, ivory dress with a lime green, brown, and navy, plaid-patterned skirt and necktie, along with a matching vinyl belt. #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on June 29, 2021.
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.
Named the “Jetstream” by TWA (Trans World Airlines), the L-1649 Starliner had a 100-passenger capacity and could cruise at a speed of 300 mph. Lufthansa and Air France were the only carriers besides TWA to operate it on the transatlantic route. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 09, 2021.
The Boeing 707 was originally developed following an initial request in 1955 from Pan American World Airways for a large capacity jet-powered airliner. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 23, 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.
The airline, though, was short lived - it was taken over by American Airways (later American Airlines) in April 1932 and ceased operations in San Francisco the following month. This tweet was posted on June 22, 2021.
Mid-1960s airline fashion showcased bright and colorful, patterned fabrics for the first time in the industry. In 1967, Starflite Uniforms created an ensemble patterned in bold stripes for Northwest Orient Airlines. #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on June 10, 2021.
Worn as a summer uniform until 1971, it was nicknamed “The Caterpillar” by Northwest Orient Airlines flight crew and included a striped trapper hat with green side flaps. #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on June 10, 2021.
📸: Northwest Orient Airlines uniform 1967 Starflite Uniforms Hat by Mae Hanauer Dress: Gift of The Museum of Flight Hat: Gift of Northwest Airlines History Center Jacket insignia: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family Hat insignia: Gift of Matthew Blakley This tweet was posted on June 10, 2021.
The L-1049's cabin was divided into multiple sections to minimize the effect of the long-tube view when looking up from one's seat. With a 100-passenger capacity, the airliner had a range of 4,000 miles and a cruising speed of 300 miles. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on May 26, 2021.
The L-1649 Starliner, the final variant in Lockheed’s Constellation-based design series, embodied the zenith in large-capacity, piston-engine airliner development, rivaled only by the Douglas DC-7C, with which it was designed to compete. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 09, 2021.
📸: All: @flySFO Most: Transfers construction; 1952 2011.032.0292 aerial view; May 19, 1954 1997.52.045.011 United Air Lines, Douglas DC-7; late 1950s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.254 aerial view; May 1954 2011.032.0393 interior; 1962 2011.032.0770 This tweet was posted on May 25, 2021.
Not one, but TWO exhibitions and galleries opened this week! #FlightPatterns, looks at how social change affected airline uniforms in the 1960s-70s, and #StonewareStories examines the unique folk pottery produced in Edgefield, South Carolina, in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This tweet was posted on May 28, 2021.
The L-1049G Super Constellation variant, introduced into service in 1955 by TWA (Trans World Airways) and Northwest Orient Airlines, was the ultra long-range version of the aircraft. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on May 26, 2021.
📸 1/3: TWA, L-1049 at SFO; c. 1954 Transfer 1993.07.41 Northwest Airlines, L-1049; early 1950s Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0248 TWA, L-1049; 1950s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.165.890 ad: L-1049; 1951 Purchase 2011.171.001 This tweet was posted on May 26, 2021.
The DC-7 was Douglas Aircraft’s last design evolution of the piston-powered, four-engine, low-wing airliner layout that began with the DC-4. In 1953, American Airlines introduced the DC-7 as its first nonstop, transcontinental airliner. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 02, 2021.
📸 1/3: American, DC-7; 1953 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.1186 American, DC-7B, SFO; 1958 Gift of William T. Larkins 2004.051.003 United, DC-7; c. 1956 Gift of United Airlines Archives 2000.150.006 Airmail flight cover; June 1, 1954 Gift of Capt. Jon Simmonds 2014.156.214 a b This tweet was posted on June 02, 2021.
Eastern Air Lines ordered sixty of the 4-0-4 and introduced the aircraft in 1951, with scheduled service commencing in early 1952. The airline operated the 4-0-4 primarily on its eastern U.S. routes and branded the service as the “Silver Falcon.” #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on May 19, 2021.
TWA (Trans World Airlines) was the only other major carrier to order the Martin 4-0-4, and operated a fleet of forty. Other airlines operating the 4-0-4 included Southern Airways and Piedmont Airlines. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on May 19, 2021.
📸 2/2 All: Martin 4-0-4 TWA; c. 1950 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.165.885 Southern Airways over Atlanta; 1960s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.1350 Piedmont Airlines, Atlanta Airport; 1960s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.1790 This tweet was posted on May 19, 2021.
📸: Trans World Airlines uniform; 1965 Pierre Balmain Hat by Mae Hanauer Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International, Inc. 2002.113.054 Cathay Pacific Airways uniform; 1974 Pierre Balmain Gift of Cathay Pacific Airways 2009.060.028-.033 This tweet was posted on May 18, 2021.