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Introduced in 1951, the Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation was an improved, long-range, stretched version of the 049 Constellation.
This image was posted on September 05, 2018.
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Check out these photos from the 1960s as United Air Lines employees fit a Boeing 727 Combi-Freighter with seats.
This image was posted on September 05, 2018.
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Check out these photos from the 1960s as United Air Lines employees fit a Boeing 727 Combi-Freighter with seats.
This image was posted on September 05, 2018.
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Check out these photos from the 1960s as United Air Lines employees fit a Boeing 727 Combi-Freighter with seats.
This image was posted on September 05, 2018.
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The all-metal Ford Tri-Motor, or “Tin Goose,” as it was nicknamed, had a substantial impact on the early advancement of commercial aviation in the late 1920s.
This image was posted on August 30, 2018.
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The all-metal Ford Tri-Motor, or “Tin Goose,” as it was nicknamed, had a substantial impact on the early advancement of commercial aviation in the late 1920s.
This image was posted on August 30, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #fordtrimotor #1920s
The all-metal Ford Tri-Motor, or “Tin Goose,” as it was nicknamed, had a substantial impact on the early advancement of commercial aviation in the late 1920s.
This image was posted on August 30, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #fordtrimotor #1920s
Masterminded by advertising executive Mary Wells Lawrence and unveiled in 1965, Braniff’s revolutionary new identity shocked the airline industry.
This image was posted on August 29, 2018.
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At the end of World War II, the French aircraft manufacturer Breguet began designing a large-capacity, mid-range airliner that would ultimately become the four-engine, double-deck 763 Provence.
This image was posted on August 24, 2018.
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In 1962, San Francisco International Airport ranked as the fourth busiest airport in the U.S.
This image was posted on August 23, 2018.
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It's National Aviation Day!
This image was posted on August 19, 2018.
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The Sikorsky S-42 was developed to meet the requirements of Pan American Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat.
This image was posted on August 18, 2018.
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During the late nineteenth century, aeronauts tested the practical capabilities of the balloon with newly introduced technologies such as photography.
This image was posted on August 16, 2018.
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#Onthiday in 1958, Pan American World Airways received their first Boeing 707.
This image was posted on August 15, 2018.
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#OnThisDay in 1971, the first of this type of aircraft service started at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
This image was posted on August 14, 2018.
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Our online database features a selection of our collection of airline bags.
This image was posted on August 12, 2018.
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For inflight meal service, Jean Louis created this serving smock in a vivid geometric pattern with the letter U for United.
This image was posted on August 10, 2018.
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After World War II, Fokker Aircraft of the Netherlands struggled amid a surplus of military transports unloaded on the market.
This image was posted on August 08, 2018.
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After World War II, Fokker Aircraft of the Netherlands struggled amid a surplus of military transports unloaded on the market.
This image was posted on August 08, 2018.
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After World War II, Fokker Aircraft of the Netherlands struggled amid a surplus of military transports unloaded on the market.
This image was posted on August 08, 2018.
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We're in the thick of summer vacation and we're looking back to 2012 when we presented the exhibition European Holiday: Air Tourism to Europe during the Postwar Era.
This image was posted on August 07, 2018.
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The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with American Airlines.
This image was posted on August 05, 2018.
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The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with American Airlines.
This image was posted on August 05, 2018.
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Susan Hale (1833-1910) edited the six numbers of the Balloon Post, a news sheet in 1871 about airmail via balloon to raise funds for the relief of French war refugees from the Franco-Prussian War.
This image was posted on August 03, 2018.
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The Sud Aviation Caravelle was one of the first successful commercial jetliners produced in Europe.
This image was posted on August 02, 2018.
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The Sud Aviation Caravelle was one of the first successful commercial jetliners produced in Europe.
This image was posted on August 02, 2018.
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The Sud Aviation Caravelle was one of the first successful commercial jetliners produced in Europe.
This image was posted on August 02, 2018.
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A preeminent French couturier, Pierre Balmain (1914–1982) opened his fashion house in 1945.
This image was posted on August 01, 2018.
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#Onthisday in 1931, Century Pacific Air Lines began service from San Francisco to San Diego, via Oakland, Fresno, Bakersfield, and Los Angeles.
This image was posted on July 31, 2018.
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Midway Atoll, also called Midway Island, now part of the territory called the United States Minor Outlying Islands, was utilized by Pan American Airways as an island stop on their transpacific route to Asia from the 1930s to the 1950s.
This image was posted on July 30, 2018.
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Midway Atoll, also called Midway Island, now part of the territory called the United States Minor Outlying Islands, was utilized by Pan American Airways as an island stop on their transpacific route to Asia from the 1930s to the 1950s.
This image was posted on July 30, 2018.
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See how SFO has changed since 1927 through our collection of historical photos in our online database: http://bit.ly/SFOHistory Image: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Hangar 1, 1928.
This image was posted on July 29, 2018.
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Large construction projects at SFO, a department of the City and County of San Francisco, are often funded through the issue and sale of municipal bonds.
This image was posted on July 27, 2018.
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Large construction projects at SFO, a department of the City and County of San Francisco, are often funded through the issue and sale of municipal bonds.
This image was posted on July 27, 2018.
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Large construction projects at SFO, a department of the City and County of San Francisco, are often funded through the issue and sale of municipal bonds.
This image was posted on July 27, 2018.
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Large construction projects at SFO, a department of the City and County of San Francisco, are often funded through the issue and sale of municipal bonds.
This image was posted on July 27, 2018.
#sfohistory #scripophily #airport #bond #publicworks #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks