"I suspect that the #airport will be the true city of the next century." Fascinating broadcast by @ttbook1 http://t.co/RJXM9NYyC5 #aviation
This tweet was posted on March 18, 2013.
"No airport? No matter!" A 1949 cargo brochure sounds like an ad for drone deliveries: http://t.co/ZTDAnrU7aU
This tweet was posted on April 13, 2015.
"The Voice of S.F. Airport", Maxine Crookston, spent four years as an Air Traffic Controller in Salt Lake City before transferring to SFO in 1946. While at SFO, it was reported that she became the first female Watch Supervisor in the country. #avgeek #ATC #InternationalWomensDay
This tweet was posted on March 08, 2019.
"Voyage" by #ValBritton draws on the language of maps, inspired by information pertaining to San Francisco International Airport, such as maps, plans, weather patterns and flight routes. #airportart
This tweet was posted on July 27, 2018.
"Waiting" is a photographic close-up of five figures involved in the familiar yet deeply symbolic drama of waiting in an airport for the return of loved ones. The photograph was translated into a digital image with each pixel represented by a one-inch mosaic tile. #PublicArt
This tweet was posted on July 13, 2022.
#OnThisDay in 1927, Mills Field was officially dedicated. San Francisco had the barest necessities for an airport - an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building - when the dedication took place. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on May 07, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1957, the first Boeing 707 took flight on a rainy day from Renton Municipal Airport in Washington. N708PA, the aircraft that took this first test flight, pictured here, was delivered to Pan American World Airways on Nov 30, 1958. Did you ever fly on a 707? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 20, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1959, an American Airlines Boeing 707 took off from Los Angeles to New York. Landing at Idlewild, now known as Kennedy International Airport, the Boeing 707 completed the first scheduled nonstop intercontinental jet passenger service. #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on January 25, 2022.
#OnThisDay in 1970, the first Boeing 747 departed from San Francisco International Airport to New York City.
This tweet was posted on April 05, 2016.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first Douglas DC-10 service started at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). United’s McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. Have you ever flown on a Douglas DC-10? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 14, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first of this type of aircraft service started at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Flown by United, this aircraft was the first three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliner to arrive at SFO. Can you guess what this aircraft is? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 14, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1974, the Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde supersonic transport (SST) landed at @flySFO. This brief visit was part of a promotional tour to airports around the world. The Concorde was in service from 1976 to 2003. Did you ever fly on a #Concorde?
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1974, the Concorde landed at SFO. This brief visit was part of a promotional tour to airports around the world. The Concorde was in service between 1976 and 2003. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 2015, the last branded US Airways flight departed from Philadelphia International Airport and landed at San Francisco International Airport. Did you ever fly on US Airways? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 17, 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.