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The Sikorsky S-40 was developed in response to requests from Pan American Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a high-capacity flying boat. This image was posted on January 28, 2019. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks

The Convair 990 Coronado took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1961. This image was posted on January 24, 2019. #convair #coronado #avgeek #avgeeks #aviationhistory #avhistory #convair990 #postcard

Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, an English journalist, was the only woman among sixty passengers and crew on the Graf Zeppelin when it flew around the world in 1929. This image was posted on January 23, 2019. #womeninaviation #paa #panam #wakeisland #journalist #panamerican #avgeek #1930s

On October 1, 1988, the newly reformed and privatized airline Aeromexico commenced operations. This image was posted on January 22, 2019. #traveltuesday #avgeek #aeromexico #mexico

Feeling nostalgic about SFO? This image was posted on January 20, 2019. #sfohistory #avgeek #sfhistory #photography

When Boeing decided to build the 747, they realized that the giant plane would require a new assembly building. This image was posted on January 18, 2019. #boeing #factory #747 #washington #boeingeverett #avgeek

Introduced in the late 1930s, the British-produced Short S.30 series of aircraft was a large-capacity double-deck flying boat. This image was posted on January 17, 2019. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #auckland #sydney #teal

The eight-passenger Fokker F-VIIa/3m inaugurated Pan American Airways’ first scheduled passenger flight on January 16, 1928. This image was posted on January 16, 2019. #onthisday #panamerican #fokker #paa #keywest #florida #havana #avgeek #avgeeks #aviationhistory #caribbean

Did you know that Delta Air Lines is named for the Mississippi Delta region where the company first operated? This image was posted on January 15, 2019. #delta #catherinefitzgerald #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory #history #womeninhistory #luggagelabel

"Sydney is just 37 1/2 hours from California!" This image was posted on January 11, 2019. #sydney #california #panamerican #panam #paa #avgeek #stratocruiser #stratosphere #transoceanic #panamericanworldairways #1950s

What did Terminal 2 look like in the 1980s? This image was posted on January 10, 2019. #avgeek #sfohistory #terminal2 #sfhistory #airport

The Douglas DC-8 was developed during the mid-1950s as a competitive design to Boeing’s 707. This image was posted on January 09, 2019. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks

Air France was formed on October 7, 1933, from a merger between Air Orient, Air Union, Compagnie Générale Aéropostale, Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne (CIDNA), and Société Générale de Transport Aériens (SGTA), this poster showcases the aircraft and liveries used between 1970 and 1994. This image was posted on January 08, 2019. #avgeek #airfrance #traveltuesday #aircraft #france

The Boeing 727 was a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that could serve regional airports with short runways. This image was posted on January 04, 2019. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks

On January 1, 1937, United Air Lines started the first Douglas DC-3 service to San Francisco Airport. This image was posted on January 03, 2019. #dc3 #1930s #avgeek #sfohistory #unitedairlines #united

During the mid-1980s, Qantas introduced the widebody Boeing 767 and the upgraded Boeing 747-300. This image was posted on January 02, 2019. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #qantas #yvessaintlaurent #ysl #fashion #crewlife #1980s

During the late 1930s, following a request from United Air Lines, Douglas Aircraft of Santa Monica, California, developed a large-capacity, long-range, pressurized, four-engine airliner. This image was posted on December 26, 2018. #aviationevolutions #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeek #aviationhistory #dc-4 #panam

In the 1930s, Pan American Airways’ flying boats captured the imagination of a generation, as they dramatically reduced the amount of time it took to travel between continents. This image was posted on December 18, 2018. #chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam #sewing #sewingneedles #1930s

Happy Pan American Aviation Day! This image was posted on December 17, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #wrightbrothers #wrightbros #wilburwright #orvillewright #panamericanaviationday #panamericanaviation #firstflight

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was an updated version of the DC-9, which was introduced in 1965. This image was posted on December 11, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #mcdonnelldouglas #md80 #americanair #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks