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Air Illinois was a regional airline based in Carbondale, Illinois, that started operation in 1970 and filed for bankruptcy in 1984. This image was posted on December 03, 2019. #avgeek #illinois #airillinois #graphicdesign #timetable #traveltuesday

On December 1, 2001, the final Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri. This image was posted on December 02, 2019. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #twa

#OnThisDay in 1962, the first #Boeing 727 rolled out of the factory. This image was posted on November 27, 2019. #boeing727 #avgeek #postcard #1960s #boeing

BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) launched Boeing 747 widebody transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. This image was posted on November 26, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #jumbojet #jetage #modelairplane #boac #747

Today marks the eighty-fourth anniversary of Pan American Airways’ daring transpacific endeavor. This image was posted on November 22, 2019. #chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam #onthisday #sfhistory

#Onthisday in 1789, North Carolina became the 12th State to be admitted into the union of the United States. This image was posted on November 21, 2019. #avgeek #northcarolina #kittyhawk #wright #wrightbrothers #piedmont #piedmontairlines

When introduced in 1949 by Pan American World Airways, the four-engine Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was considered one of the most luxurious long-range airliners. This image was posted on November 20, 2019. #bythebook #avgeek #aircraftmanual #manual #propliner #boeing #boeing377 #panam #panamerican

Taxiing out from Pan American seaplane base at Dinner Key, Miami, Florida, the airline's new Sikorsky S-40 prepared for take off on its inaugural passenger flight #onthisday in 1931. This image was posted on November 19, 2019. #avgeek #panam #seaplane #sikorsky #dinnerkey #clipper #aviationhistory

Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970. This image was posted on November 18, 2019. #lockheed #l1011 #tristar #trijet #autoland #twa #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationgeeks #plane #avgeeks #widebodyav

Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned #onthisday in 1940. This image was posted on November 15, 2019. #avgeek #coastguard #airstation #sanfrancisco #sfo #sfohistory

SFO Museum would like to offer a heartfelt thank you to all of the service members and families of the United States military. This image was posted on November 14, 2019. #freedombird #avgeek #veterans #vietnamwar #airlines #airline #crewlife

Midway Atoll, also called Midway Island, is part of the territory now called the United States Minor Outlying Islands. This image was posted on November 07, 2019. #avgeek #panam #environment #albatross #midwayatoll #midway #threatenedspecies #nationalmonument #wildliferefuge #laysanalbatross

#Onthisday in 1932, the Model 17 Beech Staggerwing took off on its maiden flight. This image was posted on November 04, 2019. #avgeek #beechcraft #beech #staggerwing

In the mid-1960s, Braniff International 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 image was posted on October 31, 2019. #avgeek #braniff #halloween #happyhalloween #marywellslawrence #livery

In the 1920s, San Francisco Bay Area engineer Stanley Henry Page merged his love of flying with glass plate photography. This image was posted on October 31, 2019. #abovethebay #avgeek #aerial #aerialphotography #photograph #stanleyhpage #shpage #sanfrancisco #1920s #sfhistory

The Airbus A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industries, a European aerospace manufacturing consortium formed in 1970. This image was posted on October 29, 2019. #a300 #airbus #avgeek #widebody #singapore

The official inauguration of Pan American Airways’ daily airmail service from Key West to Havana, Cuba began #onthisday in 1927. This image was posted on October 28, 2019. #avgeek #panamerican #panam #airmail #inauguralflight #fokker #havana #cuba #keywest #florida

#Onthisday in 2003, the last scheduled eastbound transatlantic Concorde flight took off from New York bound for London. This image was posted on October 24, 2019. #concorde #onthisday #britishairways #aviationhistory #avgeeks

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 October 23, 2019. #freedombird #avgeek #veterans #vietnamwar #airlines #airline #crewlife

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. This image was posted on October 22, 2019. #traveltuesday #northwestorient #avgeek #flightbag #miami #1950s

#Onthisday in 1950, the Martin 4-0-4 took off on its maiden flight. This image was posted on October 21, 2019. #avgeek #glennmartincompany #martin404 #propliner

Continental was one of numerous U.S. airlines to launch Boeing 747 jumbojet service in 1970. This image was posted on October 18, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage #continental #hostess #crewlife #flightattendant

#OnThisDay in 2015, the last branded US Airways flight departed from Philadelphia International Airport and landed at San Francisco International Airport as American Airlines Flight 1939 (for the year the airline was established as All American Aviation). This image was posted on October 17, 2019. #avgeek #usairways #americanair

In 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation (later renamed the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company). This image was posted on October 16, 2019. #chinaclipper #sikorsky #igorsikorsky #panamerican #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam

In addition to showing the interior of a Douglas DC-3, this United Air Lines promotional print from the 1940s states: “This picture shows the inside of the cabin of a Mainliner. This image was posted on October 11, 2019. #avgeek #mainliner #united #dc3

#Onthisday in 1956, the Lockheed Constellation L-1649 Starliner embarked on its maiden flight. This image was posted on October 10, 2019. #avgeek #lockheed #starliner #constellation #jetstream #1950s