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#OnThisDay in 1974, the Concorde landed at SFO.
This image was posted on October 21, 2018.
#concorde #airfrance #britishairways #paris #washingtondc #transatlantic #supersonic #sfohistory #1970s #avgeek
During the 1920s and early 1930s, airlines found it very difficult to make a profit in commercial aviation without a lucrative airmail route contract.
This image was posted on October 19, 2018.
#tdih #panamerican #earlyaviation #airmail #aviationhistory #panam #avgeek #paa #fairchild #fokker #earlyaviation #keywest #florida #havana #cuba
As the twentieth century neared, the balloon had been in existence for over a hundred years and, except for a small number of newly introduced airships and gliders, was the most prevalent form of aviation up to that time.
This image was posted on October 18, 2018.
#intotheether #hotairballoon #hotairballoons #balloon #balloons #ballooning #avgeek #aeronaut #earlyaviation #bayareahistory #oakland #1900s
This Cooks Travel Agency poster from the 1960s features several different aircraft and airlines.
This image was posted on October 17, 2018.
#traveltuesday #cookstravel #travel #avgeek #airplane #poster #posterdesign #graphicdesign #1960s #advertisement
This photo from 1938 shows the second passenger terminal at SFO which was constructed the year before, in 1937, and four hangars.
This image was posted on October 14, 2018.
#sfohistory #throwbackthursday #tbt #avgeek #aerial #aerialphoto #avgeek
The DC-10 was McDonnell Douglas’ first wide-body jetliner.
This image was posted on October 12, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks
The DC-10 was McDonnell Douglas’ first wide-body jetliner.
This image was posted on October 12, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks
The DC-10 was McDonnell Douglas’ first wide-body jetliner.
This image was posted on October 12, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks
In the 1920s, barnstorming was a popular form of entertainment.
This image was posted on October 10, 2018.
#womeninaviation #avgeek #barnstorming #ivanunger #gladysroy #1920s #tennis #biplane #stuntpilots #aerialists #wingwalking #playingsports #stunts #barnstormer
#OnThisDay in 1935, the first of three Martin M-130 flying boats was delivered to Pan American Airways.
This image was posted on October 09, 2018.
#chinaclipper #panam #earlyaviation #avgeek #paa #panamerican #flyingboats #transpacific
#Onthisday in 1919, KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) was founded.
This image was posted on October 07, 2018.
#avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #klm #airfrance
#Onthisday in 1951, construction began on the new terminal building at San Francisco International Airport.
This image was posted on October 05, 2018.
#sfohistory #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #airport
#Onthisday in 1951, construction began on the new terminal building at San Francisco International Airport.
This image was posted on October 05, 2018.
#sfohistory #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #airport
The Stinson Model A was one of the last commercial airliners produced in the United States with a steel-tube and fabric fuselage.
This image was posted on October 03, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks
The Stinson Model A was one of the last commercial airliners produced in the United States with a steel-tube and fabric fuselage.
This image was posted on October 03, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks
The Stinson Model A was one of the last commercial airliners produced in the United States with a steel-tube and fabric fuselage.
This image was posted on October 03, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks
In the 1970s, Hughes Airwest advertised itself as the “Top banana in the West” and caricatured its yellow aircraft as flying bananas on its ads and promotional materials.
This image was posted on October 02, 2018.
#hughes #hughesairwest #republicairlines #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Earlier last month, our collections team completed the move of over 28,000 collections objects into our new storage facility.
This image was posted on October 01, 2018.
#museumlife #behindthescenes #collections #avgeek
#OnThisDay in 1968, the first 747 rolled out of Boeing's Everett plant.
This image was posted on September 30, 2018.
#boeing #747 #panam #panamerican #paa #juantrippe #widebody #jumbojet #jetage #everett #washington #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #avgeek
With the introduction of flight service to Japan and Asia during the postwar era, beverage service began to incorporate the traditional customs of the cultures from these lands.
This image was posted on September 28, 2018.
#avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #teaservice #tea #japan #ocha #お茶
Introduced in 1952, the de Havilland Comet was the first commercial passenger jetliner to enter service, years before the introduction of other jetliners.
This image was posted on September 28, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #turboprop
Introduced in 1952, the de Havilland Comet was the first commercial passenger jetliner to enter service, years before the introduction of other jetliners.
This image was posted on September 28, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #turboprop
Introduced in 1952, the de Havilland Comet was the first commercial passenger jetliner to enter service, years before the introduction of other jetliners.
This image was posted on September 28, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #turboprop
Introduced in 1952, the de Havilland Comet was the first commercial passenger jetliner to enter service, years before the introduction of other jetliners.
This image was posted on September 28, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #turboprop
#Onthisday in 1981, the Boeing 767 took off on its maiden flight.
This image was posted on September 26, 2018.
#aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeek #airbus #boeing #767
Cathay Pacific Airways was registered in Hong Kong #onthisday in 1946 by former WWII pilots Sydney de Kantzow and Roy Farrell.
This image was posted on September 24, 2018.
#hongkong #cathay #cathaypacific #dc3 #c47 #betsy #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeek #avgeeks
Need some design inspiration or nostalgic for the golden age of aviation?
This image was posted on September 23, 2018.
#graphicdesign #graphic #nostalgia #avgeek #aviation #database #advertisements #avgeek #panam #paa #panagra #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), one of the largest architectural firms in the world, has been fundamental to the architecture of the airport.
This image was posted on September 20, 2018.
#som #architecture #avgeek #airport #skidmoreowingsmerrill #architect #myrongoldsmith #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #sfohistory
TWA Eastern Division chief hostess Gladys Entrekin designed a new winter uniform in medium blue charmeen gabardine.
This image was posted on September 19, 2018.
#avgeek #womeninaviation #aviationhistory #crewlife #flightattendant #cabincrew #fashion #uniform #aviationgeek #aviation #twa #gladysentrekin #laguardia #georgepetty #pettygirl
#OnThisday in 1959, United Air Lines and Delta Airlines introduced the Douglas DC-8.
This image was posted on September 18, 2018.
#avgeek #delta #united #dc8 #douglasairlines #turbojet #boeing #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory
On September 15, 1963, the South Terminal (now Terminal 1) was dedicated at San Francisco International Airport.
This image was posted on September 16, 2018.
#onthisday #sfohistory #throwbackthursday #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #airport
In an effort to compete with TWA (Trans World Airlines) on transatlantic routes to Europe, Pan American World Airways ordered the extended-range DC-7C (dubbed the “Seven Seas”) from Douglas Aircraft.
This image was posted on September 13, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation
In an effort to compete with TWA (Trans World Airlines) on transatlantic routes to Europe, Pan American World Airways ordered the extended-range DC-7C (dubbed the “Seven Seas”) from Douglas Aircraft.
This image was posted on September 13, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation
In an effort to compete with TWA (Trans World Airlines) on transatlantic routes to Europe, Pan American World Airways ordered the extended-range DC-7C (dubbed the “Seven Seas”) from Douglas Aircraft.
This image was posted on September 13, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation
Under senior designer Eva Rosencrans (1901–1994), the internationally known New York-based label Ben Reig took United’s uniform in a new direction as the jet age progressed.
This image was posted on September 12, 2018.
#avgeek #womeninaviation #aviationhistory #crewlife #flightattendant #cabincrew #fashion #uniform #aviationgeek #aviation #united #benreig
#OnThisDay in 1993, Boeing finished production on their 1,000th 747, a 747-400 that was delivered to Singapore Airlines in October.
This image was posted on September 10, 2018.
#avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #boeing #boeing747