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On May 30, 1974, Air France introduced the Airbus A300 into service. This image was posted on May 29, 2020. #airbus #avgeek #museumfromhome

Did you know that in the 1960s there was a heliport next to the Ferry Building in San Francisco? This image was posted on May 26, 2020. #sfohelicopter #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #museumfromhome

#OnThisDay in 1953, the Douglas DC-7 took its maiden flight. This image was posted on May 18, 2020. #dc7 #douglasaircraft #postcard #avgeek #museumfromhome

During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners along with their crews were chartered to fly US troops into combat zones. This image was posted on May 15, 2020. #freedombird #vietnamwar #avgeek #museumfromhome

This year marks the 60th year of Lufthansa serving SFO. This image was posted on May 14, 2020. #onthisday #lufthansa #avgeek #museumfromhome

A well-known and multi-talented Hollywood figure, Beverly Hills designer Don Loper (1906–1972) added airline stewardesses to the long list of stars wearing Don Loper originals. This image was posted on May 13, 2020. #panam #avgeek #museumfromhome

Continental Airlines launched Boeing 747 jumbojet service in 1970. This image was posted on May 12, 2020. #widebodyav #avgeek #museumfromhome

As the shelter-in-place continues in the Bay Area and in many places around the world, we've been daydreaming about faraway locations to travel to. This image was posted on May 08, 2020. #avgeek #museumfromhome

Our retired Assistant Director, Aviation, John Hill, returned earlier this year for a conversation about his book “Pan Am at War: How the Airline Secretly Helped America Fight World War II”. This video was posted on May 05, 2020. #avgeek #sfohistory #museumfromhome #paa #panam #history

Pan American Airways pioneered commercial airline service to Latin America and the Caribbean in the late 1920s and early 1930s, when air travel was first developing into a viable form of transportation. This image was posted on May 01, 2020. #paainca #paa #centralamerica #panam #museumfromhome

People Express Airlines commenced operations #onthisday in 1981. This image was posted on April 30, 2020. #avgeek #peopleexpress #museumfromhome

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 April 29, 2020. #avgeek #museumfromhome #braniff #crewlife #fashion

Playing cards, because of their size and weight, were ideally suited for use on airliners. This image was posted on April 28, 2020. #avgeek #museumfromhome #cards

For our exhibition “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War,” we interviewed several flight attendants about their experiences serving on commercial airliners under contract by the U.S. Air Force Military Airlift Command (MAC) during the Vietnam War. This video was posted on April 27, 2020.

The first Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial passenger jet, took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 2005. This image was posted on April 27, 2020. #avgeek #airbus #museumfromhome #a380

We’re hoping that our collection can help to spread a little sunshine! This image was posted on April 21, 2020. #avgeek #nationalairlines #museumsunshine #museumfromhome

Ever wonder what aircraft maintenance looked like in the late 1930s? This image was posted on April 13, 2020. #united #dc3 #avgeek #museumfromhome

Have you flown on Air Canada? This image was posted on April 10, 2020. #museumfromhome #tca #aircanada #canada #avgeek

Following Pan American World Airways’ introduction of the Boeing 747 in January 1970, BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) received deliveries of the aircraft and launched transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. This image was posted on April 07, 2020. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #aircraftmodel #flightattendant #747 #museumfromhome

#Onthisday in 1926, Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator from San Francisco, launched his air mail service. This image was posted on April 06, 2020. #united #museumfromhome #avgeek

Hollywood fashion designer #HowardGreer (1896–1974) created this fitted suit in light blue wool gabardine for TWA in 1945. This image was posted on April 01, 2020. #twa #avgeek #crewlife #uniform #fashion #1940s #museumfromhome

During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners along with their crews were chartered to fly U.S. troops into and out of combat zones. This image was posted on March 30, 2020. #freedombird #avgeek #veterans #vietnamwar #airlines #airline #crewlife #museumfromhome

The Douglas DC-3, which first flew in 1935, was one of the first airliners to be equipped with a galley. This image was posted on March 27, 2020. #avgeek #aviation #dc3 #dinnerware #tableware #ceramics #museumfromhome