The second passenger terminal building at SFO was dedicated, #onthisday in 1937. Construction of a new terminal and administration building began in 1936 with funds from the Public Works Administration. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 24, 2018.
To create #PanAm’s transpacific layovers, #onthisday in 1935, the North Haven set sail, carefully loaded in sequence with 2 pre-fab villages, 5 air bases, 250,000 gallons of fuel, barges, tractors, generators, and 50 ft timbers to build radio towers. #ChinaClipper #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 03, 2020.
Today the International Terminal turns 20! Officially opened to the public #onthisday in 2000, it was part of the largest public works project in Northern California at the time. What are your favorite memories of our International Terminal? #MuseumFromHome #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on December 10, 2020.
Virgin America commenced operations #onthisday in 2007. A low-cost, domestic airline headquartered in nearby Burlingame, CA, the airline operated a fleet of narrow-body Airbus A319, A320, A320 neo and A321 neo airliners on routes across the U.S.
#avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 08, 2023.
Western Air Express commenced operations #onthisday in 1926 with an airmail flight from LA to SLC in a Douglas M-2 mailplane.
This tweet was posted on April 17, 2017.
We’re looking forward to the first phase of the #HarveyMilk Terminal 1 opening in July! SFO Museum is presenting an exhibit honoring pioneering LGBTQ activist Harvey Milk, who was born #onthisday in 1930 and was the first openly gay elected official in California. #HarveyMilkDay
This tweet was posted on May 22, 2019.
What did @flySFO look like #onthisday in 1940? The 1937 Terminal and Hangars 1-4 are visible, as are the runways. Beginning in 1935 as part of FDR’s New Deal, runway “C” was extended from 1,900 to 3,000 feet. (The runways now measure 7,650 and 11,870 feet!) #SFOHistory #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on May 12, 2023.
Yosemite was established as the third national park #onthisday in 1890 by the federal government. Yosemite Falls is shown on this United Air Lines calendar from the late 1940s. Have you ever been to #Yosemite? #FindYourPark
This tweet was posted on October 02, 2021.
Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter (1915-2020), an American dancer, actress and model who became a promoter, educator, marketer, commercial pilot, and philanthropist, was born #OnThisDay in 1915. Her story is nothing short of remarkable.
This tweet was posted on June 14, 2021.