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safety information card: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 707; 1968
The Estate of Fred Nott
2004.016.047
https://t.co/J6EpJy6Zj7
This tweet was posted on May 17, 2022.
Its name changed to Northeast Airlines in 1940, and that decade saw Northeast's route service expanded into New York. In 1959, Northeast became one of the first domestic carriers to offer jet service between New York and Miami using Boeing 707s. #DefunctThursday
This tweet was posted on June 23, 2022.
Entering the jet age, the company purchased Douglas DC-8s, Boeing 720s, and Boeing 707-320s. After merging with Republic Airlines in 1986, the company dropped Orient from their branding. #DefunctThursday #NorthwestOrient
This tweet was posted on June 30, 2022.
The Boeing 307 Stratoliner was put into service #onthisday in 1940 by both Pan American and Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA). The #Stratoliner was the first commercial airliner to have a pressurized cabin. #AvGeek #AviationHistory
This tweet was posted on July 08, 2022.
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photograph: Pan American Airways, Boeing 314, Auckland, New Zealand; c. 1940
Gift of Marion L. Yates in memory of John A. Yates, PAA April 1938 -1973
2006.014.003
This tweet was posted on October 12, 2022.
Only ten Boeing 307s were produced: one prototype, five for TWA, three for Pan American, and one for Howard Hughes.
This one was looking good at @flySFO back in 1946!
#AvGeek #Stratoliner
This tweet was posted on July 08, 2022.
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postcard: Pan American Airways, Boeing 307 Stratoliner; 1942
Gift of the Pan Am Association
2000.058.1333
postcard: Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA), Boeing 307 Stratoliner; early 1940s
Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International
2002.113.470
This tweet was posted on July 08, 2022.
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photograph: TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air), Boeing 307 Stratoliner; 1946
Gift of Charles Loomis
2005.062.011 a
This tweet was posted on July 08, 2022.
In 1958, the carrier rebranded itself as Pacific Air Lines, and updated its Navajo-inspired thunderbird logo to a bright and modern, red, white, and blue depiction. In 1965, Pacific began leasing two Boeing 727 jet airliners and placed orders for four more. #DefunctThursday
This tweet was posted on July 14, 2022.
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postcard: Southwest Airways, Martin 202, San Francisco International Airport (SFO); c. 1957
Gift of Trudy and Henry Sandoval
2010.012.041
photograph: Pacific Air Lines, Boeing 727-100; 1960s
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2012.167.027
This tweet was posted on July 14, 2022.
During the mid-1920s, San Francisco leaders envisioned their city as the western terminus of a new transcontinental air mail system. In March 1927 the city negotiated with Boeing Air Transport to fly mail from Chicago to SF—provided an airfield was operational by July 1. #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on July 25, 2022.
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brochure: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 707; 1958
Gift of David A. Abercrombie in memory of Stanley A. Abercrombie
2001.039.235 a d
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2022.
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poster: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747; 1969
Gift of Barnaby Conrad III
2001.038.145
timetable: Pan American World Airways and National Airlines, spring and summer schedule; 1980
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2002.135.054
This tweet was posted on August 25, 2022.
In 1949, Kenny Friedkin, a flight trainer and test pilot, formed Pacific Southwest Airlines or PSA, a commuter airline operating in California.
This image was posted on October 06, 2022.
#defunctthursday #pacificsouthwestairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory
Piedmont Aviation was incorporated in North Carolina on July 2, 1940, by Thomas Henry Davis.
This image was posted on September 29, 2022.
#defunctthursday #piedmont #avgeek #airline
#Onthisday in 1981, the Boeing 767 departed on its first flight.
This image was posted on September 26, 2022.
#boeing767 #avgeek #boeing #airplane
The Boeing 737-2H3 is an aircraft that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
In the early 1940s, Pan American Airways established regular service to Auckland, New Zealand, with their Boeing 314 Clipper flying boats.
This image was posted on August 30, 2022.
#airmaildownunder #avgeek #philately #panam
The Boeing 737-900 is an aircraft that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
During the mid-1920s, San Francisco leaders envisioned their city as the western terminus of a new transcontinental air mail system.
This image was posted on July 25, 2022.
#avgeek #millsfield #sfohistory #airport
The Boeing 707-323 is an aircraft that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
George S. Gordon had an idea about how to take Braniff International Airways marketing campaign in an unprecedented direction.
This image was posted on July 22, 2022.
#avgeek #alexandercalder #braniff #airplane
Pacific Air Lines began as a business endeavor to train pilots during World War II.
This image was posted on July 14, 2022.
#defunctthursday #pacificairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory
The Boeing 307 Stratoliner was put into service #onthisday in 1940 by both Pan American and Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA).
This image was posted on July 08, 2022.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #panam #twa #airplane
Founded by Colonel Louis Brittin in 1926, Northwest Airways, was established to fulfill Contract Air Mail Route #9 between Chicago and Minneapolis/St.
This image was posted on June 30, 2022.
#defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #northwestairlines #northwestorient
Northeast Airlines was based in Boston, Massachusetts.
This image was posted on June 23, 2022.
#defunctthursday #northeastairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory
Founded by George T. Baker in 1934, National Airlines started as an air mail carrier, as did many airlines at that time.
This image was posted on June 09, 2022.
#defunctthursday #nationalairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory
Founded in 1924 by George Rihl, Compañía Mexicana de Aviación was Mexico’s flagship airline.
This image was posted on May 19, 2022.
#defunctthursday #mexicana #panam #mexico
Started in 1945 by eleven former members of the Flying Tigers, the nickname for a special operations group of military pilots deployed to China during World War II, the Flying Tiger Line was the first scheduled all-cargo airline in the United States.
This image was posted on May 12, 2022.
#defunctthursday #flyingtigers #avgeek #aviationhistory
The King County International Airport-Boeing Field is an airport that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
Today is National Nurse’s Day.
This image was posted on May 06, 2022.
#nationalnursesday #ellenchurch #boeing #avgeek #aviationhistory
May the fourth be with you!
This image was posted on May 04, 2022.
#maythefourth #starwarsday #ana #bb8 #avgeek #aviationhistory
Operating from 1946 to 1968, China's Civil Air Transport’s (CAT) initial mission was to carry relief supplies on westbound flights from coastal ports to the war-devastated interior, and commercial cargo and passengers on return fights to the coast.
This image was posted on April 28, 2022.
#cat #defunctthursday #civilairtransport #avgeek #aviationhistory
Correction: the plane depicted in 2019.080.054 is a Boeing 80.
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.
Founded #onthisday in 1926, United Airlines was formed by a merger of four companies. National Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport, Boeing Air Transport, and Varney Air Lines were organized in 1931 under United Air Lines, Inc. #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.
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photograph: Boeing Air Transport (BAT), Ford Tri-Motor; c. 1934
Gift of the Family of Raymond B. Klinke, Sr.
2019.080.054
photograph: Varney Air Lines, Leon D. Cuddleback; c. 1926
Gift of United Airlines Archives
1999.047.184
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.






















