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#Onthisday in 1936, the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge opened to the public. Have you ever driven across the Bay Bridge? #SFHistory #BayBridge This tweet was posted on November 12, 2021.
#Onthisday in 1937, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA), the flag carrier of Canada, was founded. The airline's first flight was from Vancouver to Seattle on September 1, 1937, and carried two passengers whose round-trip tickets each cost $14.20CAD, or $176.75USD in today's currency. This tweet was posted on April 10, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1938, Pan American Airways signed a ten-year lease for a base at Treasure Island. In 1935, Pan Am inaugurated the world’s first transoceanic service with service to Asia from its base at Alameda on San Francisco Bay, then moved to Treasure Island in 1939. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 22, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1938, radio listeners across America were driven into a state of panic by #OrsenWelles' reading of “War of the Worlds.” This tweet was posted on October 30, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1939, #PanAm established the first regular air mail service across the Atlantic. This tweet was posted on May 20, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1939, #PanAm inaugurated their first regularly scheduled & sustained passenger air service across the Atlantic. #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 28, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1939, Pan American Airways established the first regular air mail service across the Atlantic. Passenger service followed a month later. The trip took around 36 hours of flying time for a complete total of 51 total hours with layovers. #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 20, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1940, Vito Acconci was born in New York City’s Bronx borough. Acconci began his artistic career as a poet, and came to national prominence in the early 1970s as an artist working in performance and conceptual art. #PublicArt #VitoAcconci @SFAC This tweet was posted on January 24, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1940, the Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned at the San Francisco Airport. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on November 15, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1940, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 15, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1941, #PanAm's Captain John Tilton departed San Francisco for the first airmail service to Fiji. #AviationHistory #tdih #otd This tweet was posted on November 05, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1941, San Francisco Airport became an U.S. Army Air Corps training and staging facility. #throwbackthursday #sfohistory This tweet was posted on December 07, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1944, Alaska Airlines began operating under its current name. Have you ever flown on Alaska Airlines? #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on June 06, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1946 the first scheduled passenger flight departed from @flysfo to Honolulu. This tweet was posted on April 08, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1946, the first scheduled passenger flight departed from #SFO to Honolulu, #Hawaii. #avgeek #panam #connie #aviation This tweet was posted on April 01, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1947, Howard Hughes embarked on a test - and only - flight of the huge Hughes H-4 Hercules (nicknamed the Spruce Goose) to prove that it, the largest wooden plane ever built, could fly. The prototype now resides on display in the @EvergreenMuseum. #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 02, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1947, off the coast of San Pedro, California, the #Hughes H-4 #Hercules took off and covered only a mile, at an altitude of 70 feet with Howard #Hughes at the controls. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on November 02, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1947, the #Convair 240 made its maiden flight. It could carry forty passengers comfortably and had a range of up to 1,200 miles. Introduced by American Airlines in 1948, 176 were produced for numerous airlines worldwide. #avgeek This tweet was posted on March 16, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1947, the #PanAmerican #Lockheed Constellation Model 749 Clipper America completed its first around the world flight, landing at @flySFO. Originating in NY’s La Guardia Airport on June 17, 1947, the 22,170- mile course, logged a total flying time of 102hrs & 50m. This tweet was posted on June 29, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1948, artist Hung Liu was born in Changchun, China. Liu's signature painterly style was one that allowed the paint to drip across the image. https://t.co/LpTLyXB2MC #HungLiu #SFAC #PublicArt This tweet was posted on February 17, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1949 Pan American introduced the Boeing 377 on their densely traveled SFO to Honolulu route. Have you ever flown on a #Stratocruiser? #AVGeek #PanAm This tweet was posted on April 01, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1949, Pan American World Airways received their first delivery of a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser. #PanAm launched #Stratocruiser transpacific service from San Francisco to Hawai’i in April 1949, and transatlantic service to London in June 1949. #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 31, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1950, the Martin 4-0-4 took off on its maiden flight. Eastern Air Lines ordered sixty of the 4-0-4 and introduced the aircraft in 1951, with scheduled service commencing in early 1952. Did you ever fly on a Martin 4-0-4? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 21, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1951, #Eastern Air Lines introduced the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation. This tweet was posted on December 15, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1951, construction began on the new terminal building at SFO. It now exists as T2. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on October 05, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1951, construction began on the new terminal building at San Francisco International Airport. The new terminal (now Terminal 2) was built to serve the international community in the coming jet age. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 05, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1952, Pan American World Airways received their first delivery of a Douglas DC-6B. #Aviationhistory #Avgeek #DC6 #PanAm This tweet was posted on February 27, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1954, the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at San Francisco International Airport was dedicated during a three-day ceremony. The event drew hundreds of thousands of visitors. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 27, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1954, the new Central Terminal at SFO was dedicated with a 3-day event that drew hundreds of thousands of visitors. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 27, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1954, the three-day dedication ceremony for SFO's new terminal building (later the Central Terminal, now Terminal 2) kicked off. What is your favorite SFO memory? #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 27, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1954, the three-day dedication ceremony of SFO's new Airport Terminal Building (later the Central Terminal, now Terminal 2) kicked off. The event drew hundreds of thousands of visitors with 43 aircraft on exhibition. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 27, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1956, the #Lockheed #Constellation L-1649 #Starliner embarked on its maiden flight. The final variant in Lockheed’s Constellation series, the L-1649 embodied the zenith in large-capacity, piston-engine airliner development. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed L-1649? This tweet was posted on October 10, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1957, the first flight of the #Boeing 707 departed on a raining day from Renton Municipal Airport. The flight was flown by company chief test pilot Tex Johnston. #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 20, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1957, the first prototype for the #Lockheed L-188 turboprop airliner took flight. Did you ever fly on one? #L188 This tweet was posted on December 06, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1958, Pan American World Airlines received the first of eight #Boeing 707-120s. #avgeek #panam #jetage #aviation This tweet was posted on August 15, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1958, Pan American World Airlines received the first of eight Boeing 707-120s. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 15, 2019.