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#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
Today is National Nurse’s Day.
This image was posted on May 06, 2022.
#nationalnursesday #ellenchurch #boeing #avgeek #aviationhistory
Eastern Air Lines’ origins go back to the 1920s with routes throughout the Atlantic states.
This image was posted on May 05, 2022.
#defunctthursday #eastern #easternairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory
The Sud Aviation Caravelle was one of the first successful commercial jetliners produced in Europe.
This image was posted on April 27, 2022.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #sudaviation #caravelle #airplane
RT @airandspace: In 1958, Emily Howell Warner took her first-ever airplane trip to decide if she wanted to be a stewardess— and left the pl…
This tweet was posted on March 28, 2022.
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model airplane: BEA (British European Airways), de Havilland D.H.106 Comet Mk.4B; 1985
Gift of Jim Lund
2012.150.013
This tweet was posted on February 24, 2022.
Have you visited our new aviation collections website? With 35,000 objects available to browse, our online database features a selection of digitized materials from our museum, archive, & library collections. Check out 100 model airplanes here: https://t.co/suvAtHN7Pm #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 09, 2022.
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model airplane: Pan American World Airways, Douglas DC-6B; c. 1955
Gift of Constance Ogilvie
2002.013.001 a b
This tweet was posted on February 09, 2022.
RT @airandspace: On this day in 1964, Beatlemania arrived in the United States via airplane as the Beatles touched down in New York for the…
This tweet was posted on February 07, 2022.
The Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat, also known as the #SpruceGoose, was the largest all-wood airplane built and was designed as an ultra-large, transoceanic military transport for use during World War II. It was intended to transport as many as 750 troops. #WingWendesday
This tweet was posted on December 01, 2021.
📸: model airplane: ANA (All Nippon Airways), Boeing 787-8; 2008
Transfer from City and County of San Francisco
2009.036.007 a b
poster: Boeing 787 Dreamliner; c. 2011
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2014.081.025
This tweet was posted on November 17, 2021.
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model airplane: Singapore Airlines, Airbus A380; c. 2008
Transfer
2011.212.005 a b
This tweet was posted on November 10, 2021.
The program called “Working Together” used computer-aided three-dimensional interactive applications, making the Boeing 777 the first completely digitally designed airplane. #WingWednesday #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
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model airplane: Boeing 777; c. 1990s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
1999.061.018 a b
This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
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poster: Air France, Airbus A340; early 1990s
Gift of Air France
2005.119.005
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photograph: Lufthansa, Airbus A340-200; c. 1995
Gift of Hans and Margret Steuck
2011.046.032
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model airplane: Airbus A340 (Project TA11); 1990s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
1999.061.020 a b
This tweet was posted on October 27, 2021.
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postcard: Swissair, Airbus A310; 1980s
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2008.055.841
model airplane: Lufthansa German Airlines, Airbus A310-200; 1987
Gift of Jim Lund
2012.150.019
This tweet was posted on October 06, 2021.
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model airplane: United Airlines, Boeing 757-500; 1990s
Gift of United Airlines Archives
1999.047.750 a b
postcard: LTE International Airways, Boeing 757-200; 1980s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.166.0961
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
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brochure: Boeing 757; c. 2000
Gift of the Paul H. Kowalewski Collection
2011.126.601
model airplane: Eastern Air Lines, Boeing 757; c. 2000
Anonymous gift
2016.100.019 a b
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
In Sept 2020, @flySFO had a special visit from an unusual airplane, a Volga-Dnepr Airlines Antonov AN-124 Ruslan! It is the world’s largest production military cargo aircraft and the second largest transport aircraft after the Antonov An-225 Mriya. Have you ever seen an AN-124?
This tweet was posted on September 27, 2021.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1909, the US Army Signal Corps accepted the 1909 Wright Military Flyer, the first airplane purchased and put into…
This tweet was posted on August 02, 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
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display model airplane: de Havilland DH-60G Gypsy Moth; c. 1975-1995
Purchase
1998.108.119
This tweet was posted on July 27, 2021.
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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.
The Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat, known as the “Spruce Goose,” was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company as an ultra-large, transoceanic military transport for use during WWII. The massive flying boat remains the largest all-wood airplane built. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on May 05, 2021.
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photo: Hughes H-4 Hercules; 1947
Gift of Frank A. Norick
2009.015.002
model airplane: Hughes H-4 Hercules; 2002
Made by and gift of Jim Lund
2014.153.018 a e
photo: Hughes H-4 Hercules; 1947
Gift of Frank A. Norick
2009.015.003
This tweet was posted on May 05, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1934, the Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland. The largest commercial airplane at the time, the "China Clipper" inaugurated transpacific service to Asia with Pan American Airways. #avgeek #aviationhistory #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on December 30, 2020.
The culmination of nearly 5 years of research and experimentation by Wilbur and Orville Wright, the Wright Flyer was the first piloted airplane to achieve controlled, sustained flight from its own power, although a catapult was required to launch it into the air. #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on January 06, 2021.
Resonating with the movement of nearby airplanes, “Ether” by #KoheiNawa explores the concept of gravity, defied during takeoff, but used during landing. The form of the sculpture visualizes a droplet of liquid falling from sky to earth. #publicart #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on November 10, 2020.
Happy Birthday, Bob Zoell!
This image was posted on April 13, 2022.
#bobzoell #publicart #sfartscommission #glass #birds
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 March 24, 2022.
#defunctthursday #airwest #pacificairlines #bonanzaairlines #westcoastairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory
#Onthisday in 1969, the first Concorde prototype took off on its maiden flight departing from Toulouse, France.
This image was posted on March 02, 2022.
#concorde #greatbritain #france #avgeek #airplane
Have you visited our new aviation collections website?
This image was posted on February 09, 2022.
#museumlife #avgeek
The Hughes H-4 flying boat, also known as the “Spruce Goose,” was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company as an ultra-large, transoceanic military transport for use during World War II.
This image was posted on December 01, 2021.
#wingwendesday #sprucegoose #avgeek
#Onthisday in 1953, American Airlines introduced the DC-7 as its first non-stop, transcontinental airliner.
This image was posted on November 29, 2021.
#avgeek #airplane #dc7
The Airbus A380 is the world's only full-length double-decker commercial airliner.
This image was posted on November 10, 2021.
#wingwednesday #airbus #a380 #avgeek #airplane




















