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There are not many objects in our collection that are still in use every day, except the original schedule board from SFO’s 1937 terminal building. Here, one of our volunteers Bill, is changing the schedule board for this month’s events at the Aviation Museum & Library #52Objects
This tweet was posted on October 30, 2023.
These 1920s aviator goggles (on loan from @SDASM) could be a big hit with with the #SF scooter crowd... http://t.co/6B2M2uBS
This tweet was posted on February 03, 2012.
This 1949 photo from one of our volunteers shows the real life of an aviation professional. Do you have any #crewlife photos to share?
This tweet was posted on October 04, 2017.
This Mexicana Airlines poster displays both the progression of their fleet and also aviation technology. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on July 25, 2016.
This circa 1915 photograph of SF Bay was taken by aerial photographer, mechanical engineer, and earlier aviator, Stanley H. Page. #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on December 16, 2016.
This cold weather test performed by the #Concorde took place in Fairbanks, Alaska. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek #aviation
This tweet was posted on September 02, 2017.
This connection led Bixby, at age 43, to accept a position with Pan American Airways (PAA) to manage the airline’s interests in Asia, primarily PAA’s partnership in the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) & opening transpacific flying boat service. #BixbyCollection #PanAm
This tweet was posted on January 08, 2024.
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 the original schedule board from the 1937 passenger lobby at SFO. It is now used by the Aviation Museum! #tbt
This tweet was posted on September 17, 2015.
This structural beam frame section featured in "Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation" is from the U.S.S. Macon, ZRS-5, which was constructed in the Goodyear-Zeppelin air dock hangar near Akron, Ohio. #AviationAluminum
This tweet was posted on April 13, 2019.
This week for our new segment called Women in Aviation Wednesday, here are 3 stewardesses in uniform from the 1930s!
This tweet was posted on July 15, 2015.
This week on #SFOMat40: In 2008, we presented “Young Eyes on the Skies: The Golden Age of Aviation Toys” which featured aviation toys from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, made of cast iron, pressed steel and tin. Do you remember this exhibition? #MuseumFromHome #TBTSFOM
This tweet was posted on November 05, 2020.
This week we are featuring the remarkable Edith Lauterbach for Women in Aviation Wednesday. http://t.co/MlCztJDrVG
This tweet was posted on September 02, 2015.
This week we bid farewell to our Assistant Director and Curator in Charge of Aviation, John Hill. John has been integral to our institution; his legacy is founding our Aviation Museum! We hope you enjoy your retirement! https://t.co/7YYUWkUoO7
This tweet was posted on June 26, 2019.
Three airlines, each with ties to the early days of commercial aviation and each with instantly… http://t.co/e4dEy9TRms
This tweet was posted on February 12, 2014.
To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports updated their facilities with longer runways and modern passenger terminals including at @flySFO, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951. #SFO1954 #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on August 24, 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.
Today is #AmericanFamilyDay! Come by to the Aviation Museum & Library, always free & open daily from 10am to 4:30pm https://t.co/DwFjuFV3p7
This tweet was posted on August 07, 2016.
Today is #ReadAcrossAmerica Day! Did you know the Aviation Museum and Library at @flySFO holds over 8,000 books and 600 periodical titles related to aeronautics, dating from the eighteenth century to the present? Learn more here: https://t.co/bPPfENNO0T
This tweet was posted on March 02, 2020.
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 the Aviation Museum & Library was full of cheer as we hosted @flySFO's 2015 Employee Holiday Breakfast! https://t.co/SmY6Kv33ns
This tweet was posted on December 10, 2015.
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.
Tour of a @Lufthansa #A380 = reconnaissance for future #aviation collection objects ;) http://t.co/ZmYuEkOc0p
This tweet was posted on May 10, 2013.
Two things we love: commercial aviation and hearing from YOU! What’s your first memory of flying? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA), air hostess with mother and baby in sleeping berth, c. 1936. Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International. 2002.113.331
This tweet was posted on April 24, 2020.
Two very different @united uniforms from the mid/late 1960s, on view in our #Aviation Museum http://t.co/5MBTl5CHAW
This tweet was posted on July 02, 2013.
US Airways traced its roots to All American Aviation, which was founded in 1937. The experimental air mail pick up service used a hook that would snag pouches of outbound airmail and drop outbound airmail from the plane. #DefunctThursday #USAirways
This tweet was posted on December 22, 2022.
Under the wing of a Stearman 4D, these two aviatrixes, clad in aviator helmets and goggles, were part of an air show held at SFO on November 20, 1932. The show featured races, acrobatics, and stunts. #WomenInAviation #MuseumFromHome #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 20, 2020.
Very nice article on the Aviation Museum & Library from the San Mateo County Library. Thanks neighbors! http://t.co/1PVox1Xj
This tweet was posted on October 10, 2011.
Visit our #Aviation Museum and learn about toys from the early years of travel in our exhibit,… http://t.co/luRBf9SH91
This tweet was posted on September 18, 2013.
Visitors to the Aviation Museum will no doubt recognize this large #PanAm floor globe! Long before joining our collection, it was displayed in the lobby of Building One on Treasure Island during the 1939-40 Golden Gate International Expo. #52objects
This tweet was posted on April 03, 2023.
We <3 flight attendants! Join us in celebrating them at the #Aviation Museum on 8/20 from 10-3. More info: http://t.co/58FnOPpaUu
This tweet was posted on August 07, 2013.
We are celebrating 100 years of Coast Guard aviation in our new photo exhibition! https://t.co/Lbv7O1YnIN
This tweet was posted on December 03, 2015.
We are very pleased to announce that the Aviation Museum and Library will be open on Saturdays starting tomorrow.
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2016.
We hope to see you today at the #Aviation Museum for our Flight Attendant Celebration Day! http://t.co/LD5lDsIiwz #FlightAttendant #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 20, 2013.