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From Europe to the US by Lockheed Constellation! Great detail in this 1950s promotional lighter. http://t.co/PEPJxMuArd #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 15, 2013.
From an early age, Albert (Al) Mueller, Jr. loved travel, specifically airline travel. Al spent most of his working years as a travel agent and began collecting airline memorabilia at the age of eleven after flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco. #AvGeek #Blog This tweet was posted on June 29, 2023.
From every personal snapshot, video clip, and diary entry of an airline employee emerges a series of experiences supporting the broader story of commercial aviation. These unique perspectives can offer an alternative take on the official account of an airline. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 30, 2021.
From the 1930s to the 1950s, Midway was utilized as an overnight refueling stop and an important base for Pan Am’s transpacific flying boat routes on the leg between Hawai’i and Wake Island. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 18, 2023.
From the 1930s to the 1960s, Panagra served many countries in South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina. Have you travelled to South America? #Panagra #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 25, 2023.
From the 1950s to the 1980s #PanAm produced a number of World Guide books. Do you own any World Guide books? #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 31, 2016.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, SFO #Helicopter Airlines operated local flights between San Francisco and Oakland. Did you ever fly on #SFOHelicopter Airlines? #SFOhistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 19, 2018.
From the career history of Captain Charles Marinus Sundby: a celebration of his first solo flight on June 21, 1935, at the Avnø Air Station. It was traditional in the Danish Naval Air Service to give the successful soloist a bouquet of wildflowers. #avgeek #pilotlife This tweet was posted on November 18, 2021.
Fun fact: when Huff Daland Dusters became Delta Air Service, its name was in honor of the Mississippi Delta region. #Delta #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on June 17, 2022.
Get your #avgeek nostalgia on in our most recent exhibit featuring colorfully illustrated luggage… http://t.co/t9vN7SDMra This tweet was posted on April 10, 2014.
Glenn L. Martin was born on #onthisday in 1886. The Martin company produced numerous types of aircraft, including the Martin M-130, which #PanAmerican used to inaugurate the first scheduled #transpacific airmail service in 1935. #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 17, 2020.
Go #49ers! From the archives: 1950s Pan Am menu for a chartered team flight (w/ original mascot, Clementine) #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 01, 2013.
Goggles for open-air pilots protected them not just from solar glare, but airfield gravel, insects & more! http://t.co/5oS2t7j5 #AVGeeks This tweet was posted on March 27, 2012.
Gorgeous 1929 air travel map gives new meaning to the word 'detailed': http://t.co/lQcLbsR1jC via @paleofuture & @TelstarLogistic #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 09, 2013.
Handy phrases to use at the airport, the market, and at the hotel were included in the #PanAm booklet #avgeek #paxex This tweet was posted on August 15, 2016.
Happy #BastilleDay! Bastille Day, the national day of France, commemorates the Storming of the Bastille in 1789, the flashpoint of the French Revolution. Have you ever traveled to France? #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 14, 2019.
Happy #InternationalNursesDay! Did you know many stewardesses and air hostesses hired before World War II were registered nurses? SFO Museum would like to thank nurses everywhere for all of your hard work and dedication. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 12, 2020.
Happy #Thanksgiving! What are you grateful for during this challenging year? Image: Pan American World Airways menu, Thanksgiving 1983, Gift of Angela Ausman. 2015.045.111 #avgeek #MuseumFromHome #Thanksgiving2020 This tweet was posted on November 25, 2020.
Happy #ValentinesDay! SFO Museum hopes you’re spending it with your sweetheart. Need ideas for how to express your affection for your #Valentine? Take some inspiration from these cute aviation-themed Valentine’s cards from circa 1915. #avgeek #Valentines This tweet was posted on February 14, 2020.
Happy 100th Birthday KLM! #Onthisday in 1919, #KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) was founded. Have you ever flown on KLM? #avgeek #KLM100 This tweet was posted on October 07, 2019.
Happy 90th birthday to Valentino Garavani, who was born #onthisday in 1932 in Italy! Rome-based fashion designer #Valentino brought his passion for color to #TWA in 1971 with a uniform collection that included men’s wear and pants for women. #AvGeek #uniform This tweet was posted on May 11, 2022.
Happy Autumn! Today is the first day of the Fall season in the Northern Hemisphere. Where would you like to travel to? On the west coast we would love to travel to New England to see the changing colors of the leaves. #avgeek #firstdayoffall This tweet was posted on September 23, 2019.
Happy Bastille Day! Bastille Day, the national day of France, commemorates the Storming of the Bastille in 1789, the flashpoint of the French Revolution. Have you ever been to France? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 14, 2020.
Happy Birthday #CharlesLindbergh! The famous aviator was born #onthisday in 1902 in Detroit, Michigan. #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 04, 2018.
Happy Birthday #United Airlines! Did you know that United is the longest serving airline at San Francisco International Airport (@flysfo)? #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 06, 2020.
Happy Birthday #United Airlines! Did you know that United is the longest serving airline at San Francisco International Airport? #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on April 06, 2018.
Happy Birthday SFO! The airport was dedicated on May 7, 1927. Hangar No. 4 built in in early 1928, stood until 1999. This truss section from Hangar No. 4 is now on display in “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” located in the SkyTerrace. #52Objects #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 08, 2023.
Happy Birthday to French designer Christian Lacroix (b. 1951), who is often credited with reviving Parisian couture. In 2005, he brought the first major change to Air France’s uniform in 17 years with a wardrobe of over 100 pieces to dress the airline’s 36,000 employees. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 16, 2022.
Happy Birthday to Jackie Cochran, born #onthisday in 1906 in Muscogee, Florida. After taking her first flying lessons in 1932, she obtained her pilot's license in just three weeks. In 1938, she won the Bendix Trophy, a race from LA to Cleveland. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 11, 2020.
Happy Birthday, American Airlines! What are your favorite memories about American Airlines? #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 15, 2018.
Happy Labor Day! Thank you to all of the essential workers who keep SFO running smoothly and safely, both now and over our past ninety-three years. Image: San Francisco International Airport (SFO). late 1960s. 2011.032.0633 #MuseumFromHome #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on September 07, 2020.
Happy National Donut Day! Virgin America began service to Portland International Airport (PDX) in 2012. This First-Class amenity kit features a cartoon illustration of a woman eating a Voodoo Doughnut in front of Mount Hood. What’s your favorite donut? #NationalDonutDay #AvGeek This tweet was posted on June 03, 2022.
Happy New Year from SFO Museum! As 2020 winds down, what are your wishes for 2021? TranStar Airlines brochure c. 1986 SFO Museum Collection Gift of David Winckoski 2011.195.075 #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 31, 2020.
Happy Pi Day! The mathematical sign of pi represents the infinite, non-repeating number that is the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter, commonly shortened to 3.14159. #PiDay #math #avgeek This tweet was posted on March 14, 2022.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland, was founded in 1936. The airline has incorporated the Irish emblem into four different livery designs, including their most recent rebranding. #AvGeek #AerLingus #StPatricksDay This tweet was posted on March 17, 2023.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Wonder what was on the menu of a United Air Lines flight on this day in 1963? Served aloft aboard the Mainliner aircraft was a flaked tuna vinaigrette, a pot roast of beef burgundy, and a sweetheart cake. #avgeek #united #menu #ValentinesDay This tweet was posted on February 14, 2022.