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Airlines discovered early that providing children with jobs, albeit pretend ones, was a way to make them feel useful and keep them from getting bored on long flights. This image was posted on June 08, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Airlines discovered early that providing children with jobs, albeit pretend ones, was a way to make them feel useful and keep them from getting bored on long flights. This image was posted on June 08, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Girls learned needlework at an early age to prepare for their future household duties of sewing clothing and mending linens for their families. This image was posted on June 08, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #embroidery #history #sampler #american #history #americana #needlework #antique #vintage #design #folkarts
#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. This image was posted on June 07, 2018. #avgeek #sfohistory #sfhistory #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Although Alaska Airlines can trace its roots back through various incarnations to the early 1930s, it officially began operating as Alaska Airlines on June 6, 1944. This image was posted on June 06, 2018. #alaska #nativealaskan #eskimo #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
The all-metal, twin-engine Boeing Model 247 was a revolutionary airplane when introduced in 1933. This image was posted on June 05, 2018. #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft
The all-metal, twin-engine Boeing Model 247 was a revolutionary airplane when introduced in 1933. This image was posted on June 05, 2018. #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft
The all-metal, twin-engine Boeing Model 247 was a revolutionary airplane when introduced in 1933. This image was posted on June 05, 2018. #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft
#Onthisday in 1934, Pan American Airways received its first Sikorsky S-42. This image was posted on June 05, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
The all-metal, twin-engine Boeing Model 247 was a revolutionary airplane when introduced in 1933. This image was posted on June 05, 2018. #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft
The Curtiss Commando was initially designed by Curtiss-Wright’s chief designer George A. This image was posted on June 01, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #curtiss #c46 #flyingtiger #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #cargo #wwii #military
The Curtiss Commando was initially designed by Curtiss-Wright’s chief designer George A. This image was posted on June 01, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #curtiss #c46 #flyingtiger #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #cargo #wwii #military
The Curtiss Commando was initially designed by Curtiss-Wright’s chief designer George A. This image was posted on June 01, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #curtiss #c46 #flyingtiger #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #cargo #wwii #military
#OnThisDay in 1924, the Huff Daland Dusters, based in Macon, Georgia, began one of the earliest known commercial aerial crop-dusting operations in America. This image was posted on May 30, 2018. #delta #deltaairlines #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
#OnThisDay in 1960, the Pan American Worldport terminal opened at Idlewild Airport, now called John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. This image was posted on May 24, 2018. #worldport #panam #paa #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Armed with a new sense of patriotism following the Revolutionary War, farmers and settlers produced a variety of uniquely American weathervanes. This image was posted on May 23, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #weathervane #nativeamerican #native #history #americana #antique #vintage #design #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman
Introduced in 1947, the Lockheed L-749 Constellation was the first major postwar production version of the Constellation designed specifically for the commercial market. This image was posted on May 22, 2018. #traveltuesday #qantas #constellation #l749 #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
#OnThisDay in 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed in Paris, France, making aviation history. This image was posted on May 21, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #charleslindbergh #luckylindy #lindbergh #ryannyp #spiritofstlouis #ryanairlines #paris #newyork #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft
What did people eat on aircraft in the early days of aviation? This image was posted on May 20, 2018. #inflight #airlinemeals #meals #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
#OnThisDay in 1953, the Douglas DC-7 took its maiden flight. This image was posted on May 18, 2018. #dc7 #americanair #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Designed by Republic Aircraft’s test pilot and engineer Percival Hopkins "Spence" Spencer, the RC-3 Seabee was an all-metal, single-engine, sport amphibian aircraft introduced in 1946. This image was posted on May 17, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #republic #seabee #amphibian #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft
Designed by Republic Aircraft’s test pilot and engineer Percival Hopkins "Spence" Spencer, the RC-3 Seabee was an all-metal, single-engine, sport amphibian aircraft introduced in 1946. This image was posted on May 17, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #republic #seabee #amphibian #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft
Designed by Republic Aircraft’s test pilot and engineer Percival Hopkins "Spence" Spencer, the RC-3 Seabee was an all-metal, single-engine, sport amphibian aircraft introduced in 1946. This image was posted on May 17, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #republic #seabee #amphibian #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft
Airlines such as Pan American World Airways offered small bags for carry-on items emblazoned with their logos and services. This image was posted on May 16, 2018. #jetage #flightbag #panam #paa #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
#OnThisDay in 1930, the first female cabin crewmember, Ellen Church, started her first shift for Boeing Air Transport (BAT). This image was posted on May 15, 2018. #ellenchurch #boeing #boeingairtransport #bat #flightattendant #crewlife #stewardess #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Lufthansa Airlines' inaugural flight landed in #SFO #onthisday in 1960 from Frankfurt, Germany. This image was posted on May 14, 2018. #traveltuesday #lufthansa #germany #frankfurt #sfo #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
#OnThisDay in 1982, Braniff International Airways ceased operations. This image was posted on May 12, 2018. #braniff #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Happy Birthday to Jackie Cochran, born #onthisday in 1906 in Muscogee, Florida. This image was posted on May 11, 2018. #jackiecochran #womeninaviation #aviatrix #hbd #recordsetter #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
A stock certificate is a legal document printed on paper that represents equity ownership in a company. This image was posted on May 09, 2018. #scripophily #panam #panamerican #paa #stocks #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
The sixteenth President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) began serving in March of 1861. This image was posted on May 09, 2018. #americanfolkart #abrahamlincoln #lincoln #president #presidentlincoln #folkart #american #history #americana #antique #folkarts
The sixteenth President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) began serving in March of 1861. This image was posted on May 09, 2018. #americanfolkart #abrahamlincoln #lincoln #president #presidentlincoln #folkart #american #history #americana #antique #folkarts
The sixteenth President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) began serving in March of 1861. This image was posted on May 09, 2018. #americanfolkart #abrahamlincoln #lincoln #president #presidentlincoln #folkart #american #history #americana #antique #folkarts
Since the early 1950s, KLM has offered first- and business-class passengers promotional giveaway Delftware gin bottles in the shape of traditional Dutch houses. This image was posted on May 08, 2018. #traveltuesday #holland #netherlands #klm #europe #delftware #ceramics #dutch #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
San Francisco had the barest necessities of an airport—an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building—when it officially dedicated Mills Field #onthisday in 1927. This image was posted on May 07, 2018. #millsfield #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
San Francisco had the barest necessities of an airport—an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building—when it officially dedicated Mills Field #onthisday in 1927. This image was posted on May 07, 2018. #millsfield #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
In 1973, China Airlines distributed this colorful map of San Francisco featuring an illustration of an iconic building in San Francisco's Chinatown on the corner of Grant and California. This image was posted on May 05, 2018. #chinaairlines #chinatown #sanfrancisco #airlinemaps #avgeek #sfhistory #sanfrancisco #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks