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#OnThisDay in 1962, the first #Boeing 727 rolled out of the factory. This image was posted on November 27, 2019. #boeing727 #avgeek #postcard #1960s #boeing

#OnThisDay in 1964, the #Boeing 727 was introduced by Eastern Air Lines. Boeing's only tri-jet, at the time of its production from the 1960s to the 1980s the 727 was Boeing's best-selling jet with over 1,800 sold. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 727? This tweet was posted on February 01, 2019.

#OnThisDay in 1964, the #Boeing 727 was introduced by Eastern Air Lines. This image was posted on February 01, 2019. #boeing #727 #avgeek

#OnThisDay in 1982, the first test flight of the #Boeing 757 took off. This image was posted on February 19, 2017.

#Onthisday in 1789, North Carolina became the 12th State to be admitted into the union of the United States. This image was posted on November 21, 2019. #avgeek #northcarolina #kittyhawk #wright #wrightbrothers #piedmont #piedmontairlines

#Onthisday in 1903, Olive Ann Beech (née Mellor) was born in Kansas. This image was posted on September 25, 2019. #avgeek #womeninaviation #beechcraft #beech #womeninhistory

#Onthisday in 1967, Southwest Airlines was founded by the late Herb Kelleher in Texas. This image was posted on March 15, 2019. #avgeek #southwest #southwestairlines #southwestair #herbkelleher #dallas #texas #houston

#Onthisday in 1971, Southwest Airlines began intrastate operations in Texas. This image was posted on June 18, 2019. #avgeek #southwest #happybirthday

#Onthisday in 1976, the first scheduled Concorde SST (Super Sonic Transport) flights took off simultaneously at 11:40am from London and Paris to Bahrain and Rio de Janeiro respectively. This image was posted on January 21, 2018. #concorde #supersonic #airfrance #britishairways #london #paris #rio #bahrain #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

#Onthisday in 1981, the Boeing 767 took off on its maiden flight. This image was posted on September 26, 2017. #boeing #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #jetliner #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #boeing767

#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, 2019. #panam #paa #panamerican #avgeek #airbus #airbus300 #barbados #watercolor

#Onthisday in 1988, the last branded PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines) flight, #1486, departed San Diego at 10:35 PM and landed in Las Vegas as a USAir flight. This image was posted on April 08, 2017. #psa #usair #americanairlines #american #sandiego #lasvegas #onthisday

#Onthisday in 2011, the newly remodeled Terminal 2 opened. Completed in 1954 as the Central Terminal, T2 has gone through many remodels, including this one in the early 1980s that updated the control tower. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 14, 2020.

#Onthisday in 2011, the newly remodeled Terminal 2 opened. This image was posted on April 14, 2020. #sfohistory #avgeek #museumfromhome #airport

#TBT: Throwback to when the second Air Traffic Control Tower above Terminal 2 was being constructed; it replaced the first 1954 Air Traffic Control Tower (at right) and was completed in 1981. This image was posted on May 26, 2016.

2018 marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of #AlonzoKingLINES Ballet, a celebrated contemporary ballet company that has been guided by the unique artistic approach of Alonzo King since the early 1980s. This tweet was posted on February 24, 2018.

2018 marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Alonzo King LINES Ballet, a celebrated contemporary ballet company that has been guided by the unique artistic approach of Alonzo King since the early 1980s. This image was posted on February 24, 2018. #ballet #alonzoking #photography

Air California was formed in 1965 by a group of Orange County businessmen who recognized a great need to serve the rapidly expanding business communities and population centers of the region with intrastate air service from their local Orange County Airport (later renamed John Wayne Airport). This image was posted on January 20, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #aircal #aircalifornia

All Nippon Airways (ANA) began as Japan Helicopter & Aeroplane Transports Company in 1952. This image was posted on August 01, 2017.

Although Pan American World Airways experienced unprecedented success in the 1960s and 70s, by the end of the 1980s the company was struggling. #PanAm #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 25, 2022.

Although Pan American World Airways experienced unprecedented success in the 1960s and 70s, by the end of the 1980s the company was struggling. This image was posted on August 25, 2022. #panam #defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory

American Packaging Design from the 1850s to the 1980s

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between September 1996 and March 1997 in the C-02 Gate 40 Gallery gallery, located in South Terminal

An iconic New York City landmark, the #StatueofLiberty was dedicated #onthisday in 1886. She's celebrated here in a 1980s #PanAm destination poster. Have you ever been to the Statue of Liberty? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 28, 2018.

An iconic New York City landmark, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated #onthisday in 1886. This image was posted on October 28, 2018. #statueofliberty #avgeek #newyork #newyorkcity #panam #paa #poster #touristdestination

As passenger numbers swelled in the 1980s, SFO began upgrading amenities and providing an increasing array of concessions. This 1990 map of SFO shows all amenities available at the time, including our art exhibits and even a video arcade! #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on July 19, 2018.

As the December chill has descended on the Bay Area, SFO Museum staff would love to visit a beach like this one featured on a Pan American World Airways poster advertising the tropical island of Bermuda. This image was posted on December 11, 2019. #avgeek #panamerican #bermuda #1980s #paa

As the seventies progressed, postmodern pluralism brought greater diversity to fashion and several themes with overlapping elements emerged among the airlines. This image was posted on September 21, 2016. #womeninaviation #braniff #fashion

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

Being an air traffic controller means coordinating multiple arriving and departing airplanes. This image was posted on February 23, 2018. #flashbackfriday #sfohistory #sfo #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #airtraffic #airtrafficcontrol

Born in Centerville, Texas, country bluesman #LightninHopkins recorded nearly two-hundred songs during his career, which began in the 1940s and ended in the early 1980s. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie https://t.co/5Stbl7yJvN This tweet was posted on October 23, 2018.

Born in Centerville, Texas, country bluesman Lightnin’ Hopkins learned to play the guitar from his older brother John Henry Hopkins. A prolific songwriter, he recorded nearly 200 songs during his career, which began in the 1940s and ended in the early 1980s. #StoryofArhoolie This tweet was posted on April 30, 2019.

Brian W. Choy's photography of The Chinese World Building, San Francisco 1980s. On exhibit in terminal 3 http://t.co/i8McwHTpmo This tweet was posted on May 27, 2014.

Brian W. Choy's photography of The Chinese World Building, San Francisco 1980s. This image was posted on May 27, 2014.