#Onthisday in 1920, Hollywood costume designer and Academy Award winner, William Travilla, was born in Los Angeles, California. Well known for dressing Marilyn Monroe, Travilla created this synthetic blend, summer seasonal ensemble for #United in a new color named Blue Frost.
This tweet was posted on March 22, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1926, Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator, launched his air mail service. In 1930, his company, Varney Air Lines, was acquired by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation, which is now @united. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at #MillsField was completed. The airport's first hangar was made of steel framing with galvanized-corrugated iron siding. Navigational aids included a 24-inch revolving beacon, and 11-foot high lettering identifying the airfield.
#AvGeek #SFO
This tweet was posted on September 23, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at Mills Field was completed. The Airport's first hangar was made of steel framing with galvanized-corrugated iron siding. Navigational aids included 11-foot high lettering identifying the airfield. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on September 23, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1927, San Francisco signed a lease for 150 acres with the Mills Estate to use as an airport.
This tweet was posted on March 15, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1927, San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport. The terms were for 3 years at $1,500 per year for a “temporary and experimental” municipal airport. This original tract of land remains part of SFO today. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on March 15, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1928, the Sikorsky S-38 took off on its first flight. Developed based upon Sikorsky’s previous amphibious aircraft, the S-34 and S-36, the S-38 was Sikorsky’s first commercial success and first widely produced seaplane. #AvGeek #Sikorsky
This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1929, "#Lindbergh Incident," occurred at SFO. Charles Lindbergh was piloting a Keystone K-78 Patrician when the landing gear stuck in the airfield's surface. This contributed to administrative changes and improvements in the airport's facilities.
This tweet was posted on March 23, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1929, Charles Lindbergh got stuck in the mud at Mills Field while piloting an aerial tour of SF.
This tweet was posted on March 23, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1929, Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways Inc.) was formed. As a joint venture between W. R. Grace & Co., a shipping and mining company founded in Peru, and Pan American Airways, each held half of the new airline’s stock. #Panagra #PanAm #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on January 25, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1929, the Brownsville Municipal Airport in Brownsville, Texas opened. Learn about its #PanAm history: https://t.co/Yd0gg9c2Pu
This tweet was posted on March 08, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1929, the first Fairchild 71 was delivered to Pan American Airways. This rare photo of NC9726 was taken shortly after the aircraft was delivered to Pan American; it was then transferred to the PAA subsidiary airline Mexicana de Aviacion. #AvGeek #PanAm #Fairchild71
This tweet was posted on January 31, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1932, #AmeliaEarhart departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in a single-engine Lockheed Vega 5B. After 15 hours, she landed in Northern Ireland and became the first woman & the second person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 20, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1932, Amelia Earhart departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in a Lockheed Vega 5B. After 15 hours & 2,026 miles, she landed near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman to successfully fly solo across the Atlantic. #AmeliaEarhart #avgeek
This tweet was posted on May 20, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1934, Pan American Airways received its first Sikorsky S-42. The Brazilian Clipper, shown here circa 1937, completed its inaugural flight on August 16, 1934.
This tweet was posted on June 05, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1935, Amelia Earhart departed from Honolulu, HI bound for Oakland, CA. With this historic flight, she became the first person to fly solo to the United States mainland from Hawai’i. #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on January 11, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1935, a Pan American Airways flying boat named #ChinaClipper lifted off the surface of SF Bay, and strained into the sky, and opened the age of regular transpacific commercial air service. https://t.co/MPq52tNOXk #panam
This tweet was posted on November 22, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1935, the first airfield expansion was completed at SFO, extending Runway “C” from 1,900 to 3,000 feet, enabling the runway to take better advantage of the prevailing west-northwest winds. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on November 25, 2018.