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Stanley Henry Page was San Francisco Bay Area engineer who was inspired by the new technologies of flight. This image was posted on January 17, 2020. #stanleyhenrypage #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aerialphotography #sfhistory

Glenn L. Martin was born on #onthisday in 1886 in Macksburg, Iowa. This image was posted on January 17, 2020. #panam #paa #avgeek #panamerican #glennmartin #glennlmartin #lockheedmartin

Pan American Airways inaugurated its first scheduled passenger flight on January 16, 1928, with an eight-passenger Fokker F.VIIa/3m. This image was posted on January 16, 2020. #panam #paa #avgeek #panamerican #fokker #keywest #havana

During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners, along with their crews, were chartered to fly U.S. troops into combat zones. This image was posted on January 14, 2020. #freedombird #avgeek #veterans #vietnamwar #airlines #airline #crewlife

The inaugural flight of the Concorde for the Braniff International Airways and British Airways joint SST service to London from Dallas-Fort Worth via Washington, D.C. was inaugurated #onthisday in 1979. This image was posted on January 13, 2020. #avgeek #aviationhistory #ba #braniff #concorde

#Onthisday in 1990, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 took off on its first flight. This image was posted on January 10, 2020. #aviationhistory #avgeek #mcdonnelldouglas #mcdonnell #douglas #jetliner #md11

In 1971, TWA (Trans World Airlines) introduced a new group of flight attendant uniforms conceived by Rome-based fashion designer Valentino Garavani. This image was posted on January 08, 2020. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage #valentino #fashion #crewlife #uniform #flightattendant

Happy New Year’s Eve! This image was posted on December 31, 2019. #happynewyear #airwest #avgeek #greetingcard

All Nippon Airways (ANA) began as Japan Helicopter & Aeroplane Transports Company #onthisday in 1952. This image was posted on December 27, 2019. #ana #avgeek #allnipponairways #japan #modelplane

In 1969, Continental Airlines received Civil Aeronautics Board approval for a route to Hawai’i. This image was posted on December 26, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage #flightbag

NORAD or the North American Aerospace Defense Command started tracking Santa’s movements #onthisday in 1955. This image was posted on December 24, 2019. #santa #santaclaus #christmas #merrychristmas #norad #avgeek

#Onthisday in 1984, the first Pan American World Airways Airbus A300B4, registered N202PA, departed from New York to Bridgetown, Barbados. This image was posted on December 23, 2019. #panam #paa #panamerican #avgeek #airbus #airbus300 #barbados #watercolor

One of the greatest advances in commercial aviation was the successful introduction of jet airliners during the late 1950s. This image was posted on December 20, 2019. #avgeek #boeing707 #boeing #panamerican #jetage #jetairliners

During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners along with their crews were chartered to fly US troops into combat zones. This image was posted on December 18, 2019. #freedombirds #avgeek #vietnamwar #panamerican #panam #paa

China Airlines, the flag carrier of Taiwan, was founded on December 12, 1959, by retired Chinese Air Force officers. This image was posted on December 16, 2019. #avgeek #taiwan #chinaairlines #boeing707 #boeing

See our newest exhibition, "On Silent Wings: Published Works on Gliding and Soaring Flight" in the Aviation Museum and Library. This image was posted on December 11, 2019. #onsilentwings #glider #avgeek #bookshow #book

As the December chill has descended on the Bay Area, SFO Museum staff would love to visit a beach like this one featured on a Pan American World Airways poster advertising the tropical island of Bermuda. This image was posted on December 11, 2019. #avgeek #panamerican #bermuda #1980s #paa

Officially opened to the public #onthisday in 2000, the International Terminal at SFO was then the largest public works project in Northern California. This image was posted on December 10, 2019. #sfo #sfohistory #sfhistory #airport #architecture #design #avgeek

This circa 1960 photograph shows several Boeing 707 jetliners in their introduction liveries. This image was posted on December 09, 2019. #boeing #707 #boeing100 #1960s #livery #aviationhistory #avgeek

Can you imagine a roundtrip flight between California and the Philippine capital of Manila taking fifteen days? This image was posted on December 06, 2019. #chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam

When McDonnell Douglas began to develop their widebody jetliner in the late 1960s, they endeavored to create an airliner that would operate in areas not served by the 747. This image was posted on December 05, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage

Operating a Boeing 727, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, on December 4, 1991. This image was posted on December 05, 2019. #panam #panamerican #paa #boeing #boeing727 #jetage #goldenage #avgeek