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Micarta is a plastic compound first developed around 1910 by George Westinghouse (1846–1914). This image was posted on February 21, 2023. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory
One of the first Australian airlines to operate transpacific commercial air services to America was BCPA (British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines) which was formed by the governments of Australia, Great Britain, and New Zealand in 1947. This image was posted on February 16, 2023. #flyingsoutherncross #australia #avgeek
The late Cuban-born designer Adolfo Sardiña, who was born #onthisday in 1933, established his New York salon in 1963. This image was posted on February 15, 2023. #adolfo #panam #avgeek #uniform
Cheers to a happy Valentine’s Day! This image was posted on February 14, 2023. #unitedairlines #avgeek
Before people carried around cell phones in their pockets that automatically updated to the current time zone, airlines gave out convenient time converters to passengers on international flights. This image was posted on February 13, 2023. #52objects #timezones #twa #avgeek
In 1963, American President John F. Kennedy announced the launch of a government-funded SST program to compete with the joint British and French Concorde project. This image was posted on February 09, 2023. #sstfirstgeneration #avgeek #concorde
New Blog Alert! This image was posted on February 07, 2023. #blog #avgeek #oralhistory
What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1928? This image was posted on February 01, 2023. #avgeek #sfohistory #sfo
#Onthisday in 1929, the first Fairchild 71 was delivered to Pan American Airways. This image was posted on January 31, 2023.
Hawaiian Airlines dates back to before Hawai’i’s statehood; Incorporated as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, service started later that year in November. This image was posted on January 30, 2023. #avgeek #hawaiian #hawaiianairlines
#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American received the delivery of their first Boeing 314. This image was posted on January 26, 2023. #panam #boeing314 #avgeek
#Onthisday in 1929, Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways Inc.) This image was posted on January 25, 2023. #panagra #panam #avgeek
In 1917, Katherine Stinson asked Glenn Curtiss to build a new exhibition aircraft for her. This image was posted on January 24, 2023. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory #katherinestinson
Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier, the Blériot XI monoplane took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1909. This image was posted on January 23, 2023.
On January 21, 1905, legendary fashion designer Christian Dior was born in Granville, France. This image was posted on January 20, 2023. #avgeek #dior #uniform #airfrance #fashion
The Concorde’s Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 afterburning turbojet engines— a turbine-driven compressor that thrusts heated, compressed air through a propelling nozzle—were atypical. This image was posted on January 19, 2023. #sstfirstgeneration #avgeek #concorde
San Franciscan Lincoln J. Beachey (1887–1915), considered to be “The World’s Greatest Aviator,” can be seen in this photo performing in in his biplane over the Panama-Pacific International Exposition grounds on Christmas day in 1913. This image was posted on January 17, 2023.
The inaugural flight of the Concorde for the Braniff International Airways and British Airways joint SST service from Dallas-Fort Worth via Washington, DC, to London departed #onthisday in 1979. This image was posted on January 13, 2023. #braniff #concorde #avgeek #aviationhistory #ba
Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services) is one of the oldest continually operating airlines in the world; it celebrated its centennial in 2020. This image was posted on January 12, 2023. #flyingsoutherncross #australia #avgeek #aviationhistory
Originally founded as Western Air Express in 1925, the company rebranded itself as Western Airlines in 1941 after several mergers during the 1930s. This image was posted on January 10, 2023. #airlinemealsets #avgeek #paxex
Did you know that SFO Museum is an actively collecting institution? This image was posted on January 09, 2023. #avgeek #collections #donations
Happy New Year’s Eve! This image was posted on December 31, 2022. #avgeek #newyears #newyearseve #panam
#OnThisDay in 1934, the Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland. This image was posted on December 30, 2022. #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory #martinm130
Following the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act, in 1979 Allegheny Airways changed its name to US Air. This image was posted on December 29, 2022. #defunctthursday #usairways #avgeek #airline
Our newest exhibition “Supersonic Time Machine: Documenting the Concorde” is now open in the Aviation Museum and Library. This image was posted on December 29, 2022. #ssttimemachine #concorde #avgeek
This year marks the 70th anniversary of All Nippon Airways (ANA), which began as Japan Helicopter & Aeroplane Transports Company #onthisday in 1952. This image was posted on December 27, 2022. #ana #avgeek #allnipponairways #japan #luggagelabel
#Onthisday in 1984, the first Pan American World Airways Airbus A300B4, registered N202PA, departed from New York to Bridgetown, Barbados. This image was posted on December 23, 2022. #panam #paa #avgeek #airbus #airbus300 #barbados #watercolors
US Airways traced its roots to All American Aviation, which was founded in 1937 to conduct experiments in air mail pick up. This image was posted on December 22, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #usairways #alleghenyairlines
Take a walk through the past! This image was posted on December 21, 2022. #avgeek #sfohistory #airport
The first flight of the Boeing 707 took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1957. This image was posted on December 20, 2022. #boeing707 #boeing #avgeek #airplane
#OnThisDay in 1939, the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory (@nasaames) was established as part of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). This image was posted on December 20, 2022. #nasaameswind #avgeek #nasa
Our newest exhibition, “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” is now on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. This image was posted on December 16, 2022. #sstfirstgeneration #avgeek #concorde
In the early 1960s, TWA (Trans World Airlines) was operating the 707-320 on the transpolar, route from Los Angeles to Paris. This image was posted on December 15, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #twa #transworldairlines
John T. McCoy, aeronautical artist and historian, was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1909. This image was posted on December 14, 2022. #avgeek #watercolors #johntmccoy #panam
“I got interested in air traffic controlling because of my love for aviation…Flying was complete happiness to me.” —Maxine Crookston (Schmidt), 2015 Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s. This image was posted on December 13, 2022. #sfohistory #avgeek #maxinecrookstonschmidt #maxinecrookston
Ever wonder what airplane tickets looked like in the 1920s? This image was posted on December 09, 2022. #avgeek #boeing #collections #tickets