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"I know a man who lives in the Bay Area. This image was posted on February 02, 2021. #panam #sikorsky #avgeek

#OnThisDay in 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation (later renamed the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company, followed by the reorganized Sikorsky Aviation Corporation). This image was posted on May 03, 2023. #avgeek #sikorsky #panam

#Onthisday in 1889, Igor Siskorsky was born in Kiev (Kyiv), modern day Ukraine. This image was posted on May 25, 2019. #chinaclipper #sikorsky #igorsikorsky #panamerican #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #sfhistory

#Onthisday in 1899, Igor Siskorsky was born in Kiev (Kyiv) in modern day Ukraine. One of the most important early Sikorsky aircraft, the S-42, was developed to meet #PanAm’s requirement for a trans-oceanic flying boat. Shown here is the Pan Am Clipper S-42 in flight in 1935. This tweet was posted on May 25, 2019.

#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 1928, the Sikorsky S-38 took off on its first flight. This image was posted on May 25, 2022. #avgeek #sikorsky #seaplane #aviationhistory #panam

#Onthisday in 1929, Inter-Island Airways started schedule passenger service with two #Sikorsky S-38 linking the #Hawaiian Islands. Inter-Island Airways changed its name to #HawaiianAirlines in 1941. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 11, 2018.

#Onthisday in 1929, Inter-Island Airways started schedule passenger service with two Sikorsky S-38 planes linking the Hawaiian Islands. This image was posted on November 11, 2018. #avgeek #hawaii #interisland #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

#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 1934, Pan American Airways received its first Sikorsky S-42. This image was posted on June 05, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #panam #panagra #sikorsky #flyingboat #chinaclipper #florida #miami #rio #brazil

#Onthisday in 1934, Pan American Airways received its first Sikorsky S-42. This image was posted on June 05, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

#Onthisday in 1934, Pan American Airways received their first Sikorsky S-42. #PanAm #Sikorsky #panagra #TDiH This tweet was posted on June 06, 2017.

#Onthisday the first flight of #PanAm's #Sikorsky S-40 departed from Dinner Key, Miami, Florida, destined for Cristobal in the Canal Zone. This tweet was posted on November 19, 2016.

#Onthisday the first flight of #PanAm's #Sikorsky S-40 “American Clipper” departed from Dinner Key, Florida, destined for Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone. It was the first to carry the famous "Clipper" name, which was subsequently registered as a trademark by Pan American. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 19, 2019.

This image was posted on September 16, 2013. #sikorsky #airplane. #avgeek #aviation

@ParkeBench Hi Parker! our exhibition celebrates the three planes that flew the trans-Pacific island-to-island itineraries, the Martin M-130, the Boeing 314, and the Sikorsky S-42! Visit our website for more information: https://t.co/MPq52u5pOS This tweet was posted on March 04, 2019.

A Salute to Pan American World Airways in the Pacific: 1935-1951

This aviation exhibition was on display between March 1993 and March 1993 in the D-04 Central Gallery gallery, located in International Terminal

A Sikorsky S-42, “Brazilian Clipper” arrives Rio de Janeiro on 8/18/1934 by artist John T. McCoy. #otd #traveltuesday This tweet was posted on August 18, 2015.

Although the #Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often noted for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to it as a “flying forest.” #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 28, 2019.

Although the Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often derided for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to the aircraft as a “flying forest.” #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 27, 2021.

Founded as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is one of the oldest airlines still in operation in the United States. This image was posted on January 30, 2018. #traveltuesday #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #hawaiianairlines #hawaiianislands #hawaii

Happy Thanksgiving! This was the menu for the Pan American Airways flight on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23, 1939, aboard Sikorsky S-42 Clipper N. C. 15373, from Barranquilla, Colombia to Miami, Florida. What is on your #Thanksgiving menu today? This tweet was posted on November 25, 2021.

Happy Thanksgiving! This image was posted on November 25, 2021. #thanksgiving

Igor Sikorsky was born in Kyiv, in modern day #Ukraine in 1889. In 1923, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation (later renamed the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company). Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) is named in his honor. #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 01, 2022.

Igor Sikorsky was born in Kyiv, in modern day Ukraine in 1889. This image was posted on April 01, 2022. #siskorsky #igorsiskorsky #ukraine #avgeek #aviationhistory

In 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the #Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation. The S-42, was developed to meet #PanAm's requirement for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat. Shown here is the Pan Am Clipper S-42 in flight over SF in 1935. https://t.co/MPq52tNOXk #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 16, 2019.

In 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation (later renamed the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company). This image was posted on October 16, 2019. #chinaclipper #sikorsky #igorsikorsky #panamerican #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam

In 1935, a Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-42 passed through the Golden Gate on the first survey flight to Hawai’i. This tweet was posted on January 30, 2016.

In the 1920s, aviation visionaries imagined how the nations of the Pacific Rim could be linked by a new mode of transportation: the aircraft. This image was posted on June 14, 2022. #airmail #australia #avgeek #aviationhistory #philately

In the postwar era, the Coast Guard Station next to SFO was again placed under the Treasury Department and Air Station San Francisco updated its aging aircraft. This image was posted on January 17, 2016.

It’s happening!! This image was posted on May 24, 2022. #avgeek #behindthescenes #sneakpeek #aviationhistory

Learn about Bay Area Coast Guard history in our photography exhibition, “United States Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco: Honoring the Guardians of the Golden Gate 75th”, located pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. This image was posted on March 26, 2016.

Married in 1910, Osa and Martin Johnson conducted four African safaris in the 1920s. This image was posted on January 27, 2017.