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#Onthisday in 1927, the City & County of San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on March 15, 2017.
#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, #CharlesLindbergh piloted a Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor for the on the first southbound airmail service from Brownsville Municipal Airport in Brownsville, Texas, to Mexico City, via Tampico. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 10, 2019.
#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 1931, Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco was renamed San Francisco Airport. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on June 09, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1931, Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco was renamed San Francisco Airport.#avgeek #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on June 09, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1932, Pacific Air Transport (PAT), part of United Air Lines, became a tenant at San Francisco Airport. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on December 22, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1940, the Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned at the San Francisco Airport. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on November 15, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1941, San Francisco Airport became an U.S. Army Air Corps training and staging facility. #throwbackthursday #sfohistory
This tweet was posted on December 07, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1947, the #PanAmerican #Lockheed Constellation Model 749 Clipper America completed its first around the world flight, landing at @flySFO. Originating in NY’s La Guardia Airport on June 17, 1947, the 22,170- mile course, logged a total flying time of 102hrs & 50m.
This tweet was posted on June 29, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1951, construction began on the new terminal building at San Francisco International Airport. The new terminal (now Terminal 2) was built to serve the international community in the coming jet age. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 05, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1954, the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at San Francisco International Airport was dedicated during a three-day ceremony. The event drew hundreds of thousands of visitors. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 27, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1954, the three-day dedication ceremony of SFO's new Airport Terminal Building (later the Central Terminal, now Terminal 2) kicked off. The event drew hundreds of thousands of visitors with 43 aircraft on exhibition. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on August 27, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1957, the first flight of the #Boeing 707 departed on a raining day from Renton Municipal Airport. The flight was flown by company chief test pilot Tex Johnston. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 20, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1964, Eastern Air Lines first introduced the Boeing 727. The aircraft was a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that could serve regional airports with short runways. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 01, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1965, the Douglas DC-9 took off on its maiden flight. The #DC9 was designed as a mid-range jetliner with a smaller capacity than the Boeing 727 and with the capability of serving the shorter runways of small regional airports. Did you ever fly on a DC-9? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 25, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1969 the first wide-body jet landed at San Francisco International Airport.
This tweet was posted on December 21, 2015.
#Onthisday in 1970, the first scheduled #PanAm Boeing 747 flight took off from JFK International Airport.
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled #Boeing 747 wide-body jet service was flown by #PanAm. Named "Clipper Young America," it departed John F. Kennedy International Airport at 1:52AM. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled Boeing 747 was flown by Pan American World Airways. Named "Clipper Young America," it departed New York's JFK at 1:52AM and reached London's Heathrow Airport in 6 hrs & 43 min. What are your fondest memories of the Boeing 747?
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1973, the first non-stop #Concorde flight over the North Atlantic was completed in a record-breaking duration of 3 hrs 33 min. The trip from Washington to Paris was completed by Concorde 02 (F-WTSA), which can be visited at Musee Delta, Orly Airport, Paris, France
This tweet was posted on September 26, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1976, the first #Concorde flights from the United States began at Washington Dulles International Airport. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on May 24, 2019.
#Onthisday in 2011, Lufthansa began first regular Airbus A-380 service to San Francisco International Airport.
This tweet was posted on May 10, 2016.
#PanAm offered First & Clipper Class passengers helicopter flights to & from JFK & Manhattan & later Newark Airport.
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2016.
#Womeninaviation Wednesday is here! These #womenpilots were photographed at Mills Field Airport in 1932. #aviatrix
This tweet was posted on July 22, 2015.
<3 #art RT @amedinarangel: When you spend way too much time in airports and airplanes. #moleskine (at SFO Terminal 2) http://t.co/iVRuAcrkrc
This tweet was posted on May 08, 2013.
'Fly' at an airport! Good one! :) MT @aronsolomon: Very fly Italian Motorcycles of the 50s and 60s exhibit at SFO — http://t.co/HYtHtVSU
This tweet was posted on January 23, 2012.
.@flySFO is on the charts! Help them climb higher: vote in USA Today's survey for best art at an airport! http://t.co/QUOEEsytoM
This tweet was posted on November 08, 2013.
22 exhibits, to be exact :) MT @united: So many great guesses to our question. SFO is the airport w/ the #aviation museum & #art exhibition.
This tweet was posted on August 24, 2012.
:) RT @maxtoyco: Saw ( pun intended ) this #cat at SFO airport made from recycled material @SFOMuseum Very cool !
This tweet was posted on September 16, 2013.
@Carmard @IATA @flySFO Great question! SF was given an 'O', because that worked nicely for the ‘o’ in Francisco. The end letters do not actually stand for anything, but were given to airports with an attempt to match or approximate them to something recognizable. We hope this answers your question!
This tweet was posted on December 07, 2021.
@CarolineComeOn Fantastic question! Because SFO Museum is located within the airport terminals, we are able to reach a large, diverse traveling public 1/3
This tweet was posted on September 13, 2017.
@DevinMcCutchen It was never a part of our collection - it belonged to the Airport. Our collections scope doesn’t allow for *actual* planes. While we’re sad to see it go, we’re sure it will find a good home.
This tweet was posted on March 03, 2021.
@Grathio Thanks for coming early to the airport to see us!! Safe travels!
This tweet was posted on December 20, 2011.
@IHateTaxis @SeaTacAirport We're *always* stoked to hear about exhibits at other airports!! Keep 'em coming! :)
This tweet was posted on July 31, 2012.
@INDUZORG Do you mean museums/exhibitions at airports or museums/galleries with a children's art program?
This tweet was posted on January 13, 2012.