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Massachusetts native Ruth Law (1887–1970) was inspired to fly by her brother Rodman Law (1885–1919), a parachutist and stuntman.
This image was posted on August 16, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation
Lillian Janeway Atwater (1890–1937) was the first woman to fly a hydroplane in the United States.
This image was posted on August 10, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation
The history of one of the United States’ most storied airlines, Pan American Airways, stretches back to 1927 and will be a multi-part #DefunctThursday.
This image was posted on August 04, 2022.
#defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory
In 1912, Julia Clark became the third woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license.
This image was posted on August 03, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation
Marjorie Stinson (1895–1975) was inspired to learn to fly by her sister Katherine Stinson (1891–1977).
This image was posted on July 26, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot
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
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
Zimbabwe gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 following decades of conflict between minority white rule and majority Black opposition movements.
This image was posted on July 20, 2022.
#zimbabwesculpture #zimbabwe #sculpture #harare
Born in Alabama, Katherine Stinson (1891–1977) could not initially find an instructor willing to train her, but ultimately persuaded Max Lillie (1881–1913) of the Wright School to give her lessons.
This image was posted on July 20, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot
In 1912, Ohio-born Bernetta Adams Miller (1884–1972) became the fifth woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license.
This image was posted on July 15, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation
In 1911, Harriet Quimby became the first woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license.
This image was posted on July 06, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation
In the wake of World War II, Australian airline companies embarked on the task establishing an air route across the Pacific Ocean to the United States.
This image was posted on June 29, 2022.
#australianairliners #avgeek #aviationhistory
Matilde Moisant was born in Indiana and was the sister of aviators John (1868–1910) and Alfred (1862–1929) Moisant.
This image was posted on June 28, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot
“I am proud to be a Shona and that the art movement is enlightening the world on our myths and beliefs.
This image was posted on June 10, 2022.
#zimbabwesculpture #zimbabwe #sclupture #harare
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
This is your last week to see “Curiosity & Discovery: Antique Scientific Instruments!”
This image was posted on June 06, 2022.
#scientificinstruments #antiquescientificinstruments #science #electromagnetic #19thcentury
NEW BLOG ALERT: “Katherine Stinson in San Francisco 1917” by our Curator of Aviation Dennis Sharp is up on our blog.
This image was posted on May 31, 2022.
#katherinestinson #avgeek #aviationhistory #bayareahistory #aviatrix
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
United Kingdom
This is a country.
Introduced in 1959, the Douglas DC-8 was United Air Lines’ first jet airliner to be launched into service and the second American jetliner to be launched into service after Boeing’s 707.
This image was posted on May 10, 2022.
#jetage #aircraftmodels #avgeek #united #dc8
Pheoleen Gandari’s (b.
This image was posted on April 29, 2022.
#zimbabwesculpture #zimbabwe #sculpture #pheoleengandari
The Sud Aviation Caravelle was one of the first successful commercial jetliners produced in Europe.
This image was posted on April 27, 2022.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #sudaviation #caravelle #airplane
Pass the Ball
This exhibition was on display between March 2022 and March 2022 in the 4E Video Arts Gallery gallery, located in International Terminal
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poster: United Air Lines, San Francisco; 1951
Purchase
1994.09.02
https://t.co/sIoWBEsuFT
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.
By 1934, all four subsidiaries had been fully absorbed into a single company operating as United Air Lines, which became the major carrier on the San Francisco–Chicago–New York route known as the “Main Line.”
#AvGeek #UnitedAirlines
This tweet was posted on April 06, 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.
RT @united: It's our birthday and we'll fly if we want to! 🎉🎂✈️ #96thBirthday
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.
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photograph: San Francisco Airport, United Air Lines, Douglas DC-3; 11/16/1938
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
1997.52.050.002 b
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.
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photograph: Curtiss Carrier Pigeon; 1920s
Gift of United Airlines Archives
1999.047.217
photograph: Pacific Air Transport, Fokker F-10A (Super Tri-Motor); c. 1930
Gift of United Airlines Archives
1999.047.132
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.
By the end of the decade, flight attendant uniforms became cool and chic rather than regimented and conservative. This exhibition features some of the wilder uniforms made between 1967–74 for Braniff, Northwest Orient, Pan American, TWA, and United. #FlightPatterns #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 04, 2022.

























