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Passengers flying out of San Francisco Airport in the 1930s and 1940s might have had luggage labels like these affixed to suitcases. This image was posted on April 13, 2021. #avgeek #souvenir #luggagelabel #travel #traveltuesday
It's Wing Wednesday, and today's plane is the Douglas DC-4! This image was posted on April 07, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #douglasaircraft #dc-4 #airplane
It's Wing Wednesday, and today's plane is the Boeing 307 Stratoliner! This image was posted on March 31, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #boeing #stratoliner #airplane
From every personal snapshot, video clip, and diary entry of an airline employee emerges a series of experiences supporting the broader story of commercial aviation. This image was posted on March 30, 2021. #avgeek #crewlife #drawing #twa
Although Lockheed's Model 14 Super Electra performed admirably, its larger competitor, the Douglas DC-3, was less expensive to operate. This image was posted on March 24, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #lockheed #lodestar #airplane
The largest and most luxurious of all of the flying boats, the Boeing 314 was called a flying hotel by journalists of the day. This image was posted on March 17, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #boeing #airplane
The Douglas DC-3 was arguably the most significant commercial airliner introduced prior to World War II. This image was posted on March 10, 2021. #wingwednesday #dc3 #avgeek
The Martin Model 130 flying boat was designed to meet Pan American Airways requirements for a long-range, transoceanic aircraft to cross the immense expanses of the Pacific. This image was posted on March 03, 2021. #wingwednesday #panam #martinm130 #chinaclipper #avgeek
The Lockheed Model 10 Electra was introduced in 1935 as the manufacturer's first all-metal aircraft, developed to compete with the Douglas DC-2 and Boeing 247. This image was posted on February 24, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #aviationhistory #lockheed
Publicity photo perfection. This image was posted on February 23, 2021. #avgeek #japanairlines #mtfuji #windowseat
#OTD in 1982, the Boeing 757 took its first flight. This image was posted on February 19, 2021. #onthisday #boeing #boeing757 #avgeek
The Sikorsky S-42 was developed to meet the requirements of Pan American Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat. This image was posted on February 17, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #aviationhistory #sikorsky #s42 #panam
As rival United Air Lines had exclusive rights to the Boeing 247, TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) turned to Douglas Aircraft to develop an improved competitor. This image was posted on February 10, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #aviationhistory #douglasdc2 #dc2
The first flight of the Boeing 727 was #OnThisDay in 1963. This image was posted on February 09, 2021. #otd #boeing727 #avgeek
The all-metal, twin-engine Boeing 247 was a revolutionary airliner when it entered into service with United AIr Lines in 1933. This image was posted on February 03, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #aviationhistory #boeing #1930s
"I know a man who lives in the Bay Area. This image was posted on February 02, 2021. #panam #sikorsky #avgeek
Bay Area local Eugene Leach (1919-2000) spent his teenage years watching the planes take off and land at Oakland Airport and operating a ham radio. This image was posted on January 29, 2021. #avgeek #panam #qsl #hamradio
The Sikorsky S-40 was developed in response to requests from Pan American Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a high-capacity flying boat. This image was posted on January 27, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #aviationhistory #sikorsky
The all-metal Ford Tri-Motor, or “Tin Goose,” as it was nicknamed, had a substantial impact on the early advancement of commercial aviation in the late 1920s. This image was posted on January 20, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #fordtrimotor #postcard
We have over 1,700 model aircraft in our collection! This image was posted on January 19, 2021. #behindthescenes #avgeek #conservation #modelaircraft
Built in 1954, a spacious restaurant named the International Room provided panoramic views of the airfield at SFO. This image was posted on January 14, 2021. #avgeek #museumfromhome #sfohistory
Introduced in 1925, and initially conceived by Fokker designer Walter Rethel as a single engine transport, the Fokker F.VII was later redesigned as a trimotor transport by Reinhold Platz for entry in the 1925 Ford Reliability Tour. This image was posted on January 13, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #fokker #airplane
In 1945, Ada Brown became the founder and first President of the earliest recognized flight attendant union, the Air Line Stewardess Association (ALSA). This image was posted on January 13, 2021. #womeninaviation #adabrown #avgeek #museumfromhome
As the world grows more and more interconnected, can you imagine what it was like to fly around the world in the 1930s, when the aviation industry was just in its infancy? This image was posted on January 12, 2021. #avgeek #photography #paa #panam #museumfromhome #1930s
Lights! This image was posted on January 11, 2021. #behindthescenes #avgeek #mealprep #747
Each airport around the world is assigned a three-letter IATA (International Air Transport Association) code to make them easily and quickly identifiable. This image was posted on January 07, 2021. #avgeek #museumfromhome
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
Happy New Year from SFO Museum! This image was posted on December 31, 2020. #avgeek #museumfromhome
#OnThisDay in 1934, the Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland. This image was posted on December 30, 2020. #avgeek #aviationhistory #museumfromhome
Pacific Air Transport (PAT) was founded in 1926 by Vern C. Gorst, a transportation-minded entrepreneur with ties to the Pacific Northwest and California. This image was posted on December 22, 2020. #avgeek #museumfromhome
#OnThisDay in 1969, the first widebody jet landed at San Francisco International Airport. This image was posted on December 21, 2020. #museumfromhome #sfohistory #panam #avgeek
#Onthisday in 2017, Delta Air Lines’ last 747 took its final scheduled international flight from Seoul, South Korea, to Detroit. This image was posted on December 18, 2020. #avgeek #museumfromhome #delta #747
Today is Pan American Aviation Day, a celebration for the first flight of the Wright Flyer, which took place on December 17, 1903. This image was posted on December 17, 2020. #avgeek #museumfromhome #aviationhistory #panamericanaviationday
Today the International Terminal turns 20! This image was posted on December 10, 2020. #sfohistory #avgeek #museumfromhome
Trans World Airlines’ (TWA) ceremonial last flight took place #onthisday in 2001. This image was posted on December 01, 2020. #twa #avgeek #transworldairlines #aviationhistory #museumfromhome
Happy Thanksgiving! This image was posted on November 25, 2020. #avgeek #museumfromhome