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Learn more about early transpacific aviation in "China Clipper" on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/MPq52u5pOS #ChinaClipper #avgeek #panam This tweet was posted on December 06, 2019.
This circa 1960 photograph shows several #Boeing 707 jetliners in their introduction liveries. Which one is your favorite? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 09, 2019.
#ChinaAirlines, the flag carrier of #Taiwan, was founded on December 12, 1959, by retired Chinese Air Force officers. #Transpacific service to San Francisco began in 1970 with the acquisition of the #Boeing 707 jetliner. Have you ever flown on China Airlines? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 16, 2019.
#StanleyHenryPage was an early twentieth-century #SanFrancisco #BayArea engineer who was inspired by the new technologies of flight. In the 1920s, Stanley Page merged his love of flying with glass plate photography by capturing images of the Bay Area from his plane. #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2019.
See more photos of #SanFrancisco in the 1920s in “Above the Bay: The Aerial Photography of Stanley Page.” https://t.co/eZlmOaOxuM #StanleyHenryPage #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2019.
See our new photography exhibition, "Pan American Airways in Central America” on display, pre-security, in Terminal 3. #PanAmCentralAmerica #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 12, 2019.
#BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) launched Boeing 747 widebody transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. #WidebodyAV #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
The 747 offered #BOAC a far more comfortable, roomy, and luxurious option compared to the narrow-body Vickers VC10. It also had a capacity that was more than double that of the VC10 or the Boeing 707. Did you ever fly on a BOAC 747? #WidebodyAV #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
“Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” is on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/BAcE2U31Fe #WidebodyAV #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1962, the first #Boeing 727 rolled out of the factory. The Boeing 727 was s a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that featured a clean swept wing, a high horizontal stabilizer, and a unique tri-jet configuration. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 27, 2019.
Air Illinois was a regional airline based in Carbondale, that started operation in 1970 and filed for bankruptcy in 1984. Did you ever fly on Air Illinois? #avgeek #traveltuesday #graphicdesign This tweet was posted on December 03, 2019.
Operating a Boeing 727, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, #onthisday in 1991. What are your favorite memories of Pan American? #avgeek #panam #PAA This tweet was posted on December 04, 2019.
#Onthisday the first flight of #PanAm's #Sikorsky S-40 “American Clipper” departed from Dinner Key, Florida, destined for Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone. It was the first to carry the famous "Clipper" name, which was subsequently registered as a trademark by Pan American. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 19, 2019.
Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970. Did you ever fly on a #Lockheed #L1011 TriStar? #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 18, 2019.
Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned #onthisday in 1940. @flySFO provided 20.53 acres at its seaplane harbor for the Air Station site. In exchange, the federal government dredged and maintained the harbor and its channel to the bay. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 15, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1789, North Carolina became the 12th State to be admitted into the Union. The birth of powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight also occurred here when the Wright brothers successfully flew their “Wright Flyer” at Kitty Hawk, NC on December 17, 1903. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 21, 2019.
#Onthisday in 2017, United Airlines’ last scheduled Boeing 747 flight departed from @flySFO. Recreating the journey of the first United 747 flight from SFO to Honolulu in 1970, the airline threw a farewell party in Terminal 3 of SFO. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 07, 2019.
Australia’s Ansett Airlines was founded in 1935 by Sir Reginald Myles "Reg" Ansett. Service between Hamilton and Melbourne was inaugurated in 1936. In 1964, Ansett-ANA received delivery of its first pure turbojet, the Boeing 727. Did you ever fly on Ansett? #avgeek #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on November 05, 2019.
Today marks the eighty-fourth anniversary of the first commercial flight across the Pacific Ocean. This 1935 photo is of Pan American Airways’ Martin M-130 #ChinaClipper on its cradle being prepped for its launch from Alameda. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 22, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1950, the Martin 4-0-4 took off on its maiden flight. Eastern Air Lines ordered sixty of the 4-0-4 and introduced the aircraft in 1951, with scheduled service commencing in early 1952. Did you ever fly on a Martin 4-0-4? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 21, 2019.
#Onthisday in 2003, the last scheduled eastbound transatlantic #Concorde flight took off from New York bound for London. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 24, 2019.
Northwest Orient Airlines advertised Miami as a destination in the 1950s in a number of ways, including an alluring beachside poster with the airline’s promotional Miami beach bag. Have you ever been to Miami? Did you ever fly on Northwest Airlines? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 22, 2019.
See “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War,” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/jA5xrcECNN #freedombird #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 23, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1918 DDL (Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S), or Danish Air Lines, was founded. The airline merged with other Scandinavian airlines to form SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System) in 1951. SAS is now the flag carrier for Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 29, 2019.
The Airbus A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industries, a European aerospace manufacturing consortium formed in 1970. The A300 established Airbus as a major European airliner manufacturer. Have you flown on an Airbus A300? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 28, 2019.
The official inauguration of Pan American Airways’ daily airmail service from Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba began #onthisday in 1927. What are your favorite #PanAm memories? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 28, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 2015, the last branded US Airways flight departed from Philadelphia International Airport and landed at San Francisco International Airport. Did you ever fly on US Airways? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 17, 2019.
In the mid-1960s, #Braniff International Airways launched the "End of the Plain Plane" campaign, dressing up their aircraft in bright, bold, eye-catching liveries never before seen on commercial aircraft. This #Halloween, are you dressing up as anything? #avgeek #livery This tweet was posted on October 31, 2019.
This #United Air Lines promotional print from around 1941 advertises their Mainliner service by showing the inside of a Douglas Aircraft DC-3. #avgeek #mainliner @united #DC3 This tweet was posted on October 11, 2019.
Coming in 2020, we will be presenting a photo exhibition on Pan American Airways in South America. Have you ever been to South America? #avgeek #PanAm #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on October 15, 2019.
In 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the #Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation. The S-42, was developed to meet #PanAm's requirement for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat. Shown here is the Pan Am Clipper S-42 in flight over SF in 1935. https://t.co/MPq52tNOXk #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 16, 2019.
Happy 100th Birthday KLM! #Onthisday in 1919, #KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) was founded. Have you ever flown on KLM? #avgeek #KLM100 This tweet was posted on October 07, 2019.
Page’s images depict San Francisco Bay before its iconic bridges were built. Some of the locations he photographed are still recognizable today. #StanleyHenryPage #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 04, 2019.
See “Above the Bay: The Aerial Photography of Stanley Page” now on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. #StanleyHenryPage #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 04, 2019.
Stanley Henry Page (1885-1964) was a San Francisco Bay Area engineer who was inspired by the new technologies of flight. Page merged his love of flying with glass plate photography. #StanleyHenryPage #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 04, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1959, @united & @Delta introduced the Douglas DC-8. Delta’s first DC-8 flight departed from New York Idlewild (later JFK) to Atlanta at 09:20AM. United’s first DC-8 flight departed from @flySFO to NYC 2 hrs & 10 min later. Have you ever flown on a DC-8? #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 18, 2019.