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This interior view of the South Terminal (Terminal 1) check-in area is from its reconstruction in 1986. #TBT #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 06, 2017.
This is the last week to see “Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation”, currently on view in the Aviation Museum and Library. Learn about how #aluminum’s strength, malleability, and durability transformed the #aviation industry. https://t.co/hZ1EfCqRTK #avgeek #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on September 09, 2019.
This is your last week to see “Flight Patterns—Airline Uniforms from the 1960s–70s.” During the 1960s, conservative-yet-elegant flight attendant suits evolved into ensembles that mirrored the fun-loving, free-spirit of the time. #FlightPatterns #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 04, 2022.
This menu translator produced by #TWA helped passengers translate food items to English from French, German, Italian, and Spanish. #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 16, 2017.
This photo on #United's #Boeing #747 service in the 1970s features three different patterns of Hollywood costumer Jean Louis' 1973 uniform, diamonds, stripes, and polka dots. Which one is your favorite? #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 21, 2018.
This photograph of the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at SFO was taken on August 30, 1962. #SFOHistory #midcentury #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 29, 2016.
This poster showcases the aircraft and liveries Air France used between 1970 and 1994. How many do you recognize? #avgeek #TravelTuesday #France This tweet was posted on January 08, 2019.
This rare view of the United Air Lines Ticket Office in downtown San Francisco is from circa 1933. Do you remember purchasing flight tickets at a ticket office? #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 06, 2019.
This set included embossed entree, bread, and side plates, along with a bowl and a demitasse cup with saucer. TWA also included Swedish glassware with the Royal Ambassador medallion and salt and pepper shakers. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
This terminal, shown under construction in 1983, does not look like this today. Which terminal at SFO is this? #SFOHistory #AvGeek #TriviaTuesday This tweet was posted on February 28, 2023.
This watercolor by #DongKingman with a #PanAm #ChinaClipper flying over the SF Bay celebrated 50 years of transpacific air service. #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 14, 2017.
This week on #SFOMat40: In 2003, we presented "The Flight Bag: Icon of Air Travel" which featured dozens of flight bags from various airlines. Do you remember this exhibition? #TBTSFOM #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 27, 2020.
This wine glass was specially designed not to spill during turbulence & was used in 1936 during the first commercial transpacific passenger flight on the Martin M-130 Hawaii Clipper. Browse through over 100 drink glasses on our collection website! https://t.co/Iw4MUMpOjX #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 18, 2022.
This winter suit, in navy blue woolen serge, perfects the semi-fitted look as it liberates the form and retains a lithe appearance. Overlaid flap pockets and a riding hat in satin velour create la mode aéronautique. #AvGeek #Balenciaga #AirFrance This tweet was posted on January 21, 2022.
This winter suit, worn from 1963 to 1968 by #United flight attendants, is made in soft bouclé worsted wool created in a new color named Blue Vision. Do you remember this uniform? #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 12, 2018.
This year @flySFO is turning 90! Learn more about its beginnings on our blog! https://t.co/xGEjARlfZO #SFOHistory #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on May 03, 2017.
This year marks the 60th year of #Lufthansa serving SFO. Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany, traces its history back to 1926. The airline’s first service to SFO departed from Frankfurt on May 13, 1960 and returned to Germany the next day. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 14, 2020.
This year, @flySFO is turning 90! From a humble dirt runway to an international gateway, 90 looks fabulous! #TBT #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 27, 2017.
Though only 47 were built, the Martin 2-0-2 was flown by airlines such as Northwest Airlines, Pacific Air Lines, Trans World Airlines, and Allegheny Airlines. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 28, 2021.
Though this #American Airlines brochure was produced in the 1970s, the flight attendants on the cover are posing in front of a piston-powered Ford Tri-Motor from the 1920s. #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 02, 2018.
Three #PanAm Clippers rest, retired at @flySFO's Seaplane Harbor: http://t.co/QDV4iGWQ3g #throwbackthursday #tbt #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 10, 2014.
Throughout the 1960s and 70s, Allegheny merged with several other small local airlines, such as Lake Central and Mohawk. To reflect its growing service area, the airline again changed its name to US Air. More on US Airways next week! #DefunctThursday #AvGeek #USAirways This tweet was posted on December 22, 2022.
Tiny Wake Island was the vital link across the Pacific, as it broke the 2,690 miles from Midway to Guam into manageable segments. When first established in 1935, the route terminated in Manila, a whopping 8,210-mile one-way journey. #DefunctThursday #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 11, 2022.
To celebrate their ten-year anniversary in 1955, #MohawkAirlines issued this advertisement for their new #Convair aircraft. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 25, 2017.
To commemorate Charles Lindbergh's famous 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic, Parker Brothers produced this card game to recreate the exciting journey. #avgeek This tweet was posted on March 03, 2018.
To dress TWA’s 2,400 hostesses, Pierre #Balmain created this 1965 summer uniform in fabric mill-dyed to specification for the turquoise and white color scheme. The worsted wool skirt is matched with a collarless demi-fitted jacket in oyster worsted Dacron. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 01, 2018.
To help promote the new airliner to the traveling public, United had Pacific Miniatures of Alhambra, CA, create several large cutaway models to highlight the DC-8’s new features & amenities, particularly its spacious & luxurious cabin interior. #aircraftmodels #avgeek #dc8 This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
To keep pace with the revolution in commercial aviation, major airports around the world updated their facilities with longer runways, expansive taxiways, and modern passenger terminals. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
To promote its widebody-operator status, Continental Airlines introduced a new line of uniforms in 1970. Stewardesses were offered a choice of several ensembles. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 12, 2020.
Today is #NationalNursesDay. Did you know during the 1930s & 40s, stewardess across various airlines were required to be trained nurses? Ellen Church, a registered nurse, began her first shift as the first female cabin crewmember at Boeing Air Transport on May 15, 1930. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 06, 2022.
Today is #WorldBookDay. Our exhibition #OnSilentWings showcases books on gliding from our library of over 8,000 books, magazines and periodicals on aviation. See it online: https://t.co/ref512gQDn What have you been reading at home? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 23, 2020.
Today marks the 81st anniversary of #PanAm's China Clipper’s adventurous transpacific endeavor. #Onthisday #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on November 22, 2016.
Today marks the eighty-fourth anniversary of the first commercial flight across the Pacific Ocean. This 1935 photo is of Pan American Airways’ Martin M-130 #ChinaClipper on its cradle being prepped for its launch from Alameda. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 22, 2019.
Today, non-stop air travel between the two countries requires only fifteen hours of flight. See “Australian Airliners Across the Pacific” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/AePkQlpXiu #AustralianAirliners #AvGeek This tweet was posted on June 29, 2022.
Tomato and Cottage Cheese Salad? Would you have enjoyed this particular 1950s inflight menu from United? #avgeek #aviation #paxex This tweet was posted on February 21, 2018.
Tomorrow is #AskACurator Day. Send us your aviation questions related to the Pacific Rim & Pan American World Airways. #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 15, 2015.