#OnThisDay in 1935, the first of three Martin M-130 #flyingboats was delivered to Pan American Airways. Named the "China Clipper", this M-130 would go on to make history by inaugurating the first scheduled #transpacific air mail service from California to the Philippines. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on October 09, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1946, #Philippine Airlines became the first Asian Airline to cross the Pacific Ocean. This non-scheduled flight from Manila to Oakland, CA, took 41 hours and stopped at Guam, Kwajalein, and Honolulu, flying a DC-4. #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on July 31, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1946, #Philippine Airlines became the first Asian Airline to cross the Pacific Ocean.
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#OnThisDay in 1946, #PhilippineAirlines became the first Asian airline to cross the Pacific Ocean.
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#avgeek#museumfromhome
A trip on the Martin M-130 China Clipper in 1937 included five stops from San Francisco to Hong Kong: Honolulu; Midway Island; Wake Island; Guam; and Manila, Philippines.
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Although the Philippine Textile Research Institute began exploring ways to mechanize piña with machine-assisted fiber extraction as early as the 1970s, hand production by small enterprises still predominates. #PineappletoPina#piñaThis tweet was posted on September 13, 2022.
Amazing eclipse photo from the Philippines is an airline logo waiting to happen: http://t.co/wuQZX6wx (via @MailOnline) #aviationThis tweet was posted on May 21, 2012.
Anthony Cruz Legarda (b. 1963), a Filipino American fashion designer, employs Indigenous master weavers from the Philippines to create piña and piña silk fabrics for his collections. #PineappletoPina#piñaThis tweet was posted on August 29, 2022.
Beauty & function merge with this large basket from the Philippines, made to store live locusts: http://t.co/DhTurfD8okThis tweet was posted on August 06, 2013.
Can you imagine a roundtrip flight from the Philippine capital of Manila, to California taking 15 days? In 1935, the first scheduled transpacific airmail flight took 8 days to reach Manila from Alameda, and 4 days to come back, for a total of 123 flight hours. #avgeek#PanAmThis tweet was posted on December 06, 2019.
Decorative finishes on #basketry from the Philippines includes subtle lizard-shaped handles: http://t.co/zWhuCc33w0This tweet was posted on October 15, 2013.
During Spanish colonization, young Filipina women acquired a Western education at convents, orphanages, and schools that were established throughout the Philippines. Female students learned all manner of needlework, from basic stitches to intricate embroidery. #PineappletoPinaThis tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
Hats from the Luzon Cordillera in the Philippines provide shelter from the elements, serve as status… http://t.co/y1mjujeXEEThis tweet was posted on October 18, 2013.
How many SF landmarks can you name from this 1950 map distributed by Philippine Air Lines? #SFHistoryThis tweet was posted on August 12, 2016.
In the Philippines, as in many areas of the world, smaller animal foods such as fish and eels were traditionally caught using #basketry traps.
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In the Philippines, as in many areas of the world, smaller animal foods such as fish and eels were… http://t.co/VShIDAomNVThis tweet was posted on September 20, 2013.
Incorporating images from his birthplace in the Philippines or his abiding interest in Native American culture, Peter Cordova produces detailed glimpses into aspects of these cultures in his drawings, paintings, and ceramics.
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