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Malayan Airways, the predecessor to Singapore Airlines, started service #onthisday in 1947. #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on May 01, 2017.
Motorcycling and aviation legend Glenn Hammond Curtiss was born #OnThisDay in 1878. Before turning to aviation, he designed a series of innovative and influential single- and double-cylinder engines for his pioneering motorcycles. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on May 21, 2021.
NORAD or the North American Aerospace Defense Command started tracking #Santa’s movements #onthisday in 1955. Follow along this year @NORADSanta. What is a winter holiday tradition you and your loved ones follow? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 24, 2019.
Nine days after their first ever service, Pan American Airways’ first scheduled mail service departed from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, #onthisday in 1927. The aircraft, was a Fokker F-VIIa/3m. #avgeek #PanAm #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 28, 2020.
Officially opened to the public #onthisday in 2000, the International Terminal at SFO was then the largest public works project in Northern California. Have you ever flown out of our International Terminal? #SFOHistory @flySFO Photo by Alain McLaughlin. This tweet was posted on December 10, 2019.
On April 19 and #onthisday in 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show at Mills Field Airport. 135 military airplanes performing precision maneuvers attracted, according to some reports, as many as 100,000 spectators. #SFOHistory #SFHistory #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 20, 2022.
On April 19 and 20, 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show that brought large numbers of people to Mills Field. #Onthisday #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 20, 2018.
On August 27, 1954, the new Terminal Building at SFO was dedicated. #OnThisDay #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 27, 2016.
On October 23, 2003 the #BritishAirways #Concorde made its last west-bound flight. #onthisday #aviationhistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 23, 2016.
On September 16, 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed at San Francisco's Mills Field Municipal Airport. #onthisday This tweet was posted on September 16, 2015.
OnThisDay in 1958, the first scheduled #PanAmerican #Boeing 707 transatlantic commercial jet service was launched from Idlewild Airport, New York. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 26, 2018.
Onthisday in 1971, Southwest Airlines began intrastate operations in Texas. The “Love Bird” service out of Dallas Love Field offered 12 daily round-trip flights to Houston and 6 round-trip flights to San Antonio on Boeing 737s. Have you ever flown on @SouthwestAir? #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 18, 2019.
Operating a Boeing 727, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, #onthisday in 1991. What are your favorite memories of Pan Am? This tweet was posted on December 04, 2018.
Operating a Boeing 727, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, #onthisday in 1991. What are your favorite memories of Pan American? #avgeek #panam #PAA This tweet was posted on December 04, 2019.
Pan American Airways was awarded a lucrative airmail route contract from Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba, in 1927. Unforeseen circumstances led them to hire outside pilot Cy Caldwell and his Fairchild FC-2 inaugurating Pan Am's first service #onthisday in 1927. #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 19, 2022.
Pan American Airways was awarded the overseas airmail route from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, with a deadline to start by October 19, 1927. #Onthisday in 1927, Cy Caldwell took off for Havana from Key West in a Fairchild FC-2, named La Niña, with 7 bags of mail. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 19, 2021.
Panagra, Pan American - Grace Airways, was formed #onthisday in 1929. https://t.co/QOGa1wJqpD This tweet was posted on January 25, 2016.
People Express Airlines commenced operations #onthisday in 1981. A low-cost airline inspired by Freddie Laker and Laker Air, People Express only lasted a few years and merged with Continental Airlines in 1987. Did you ever fly on #PeoplExpress? #Avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 30, 2020.
People Express Airlines commenced operations #onthisday in 1981. Did you ever fly on People Express? #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 30, 2017.
Philippine Air Lines (PAL) was founded #onthisday in 1941 by various businessmen, including Andrés Soriano, who was the president of the San Miguel brewery. #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 26, 2019.
Preeminent French couturier Pierre Balmain was born #OnThisDay in 1914. He was highly successful at translating Parisian styles into ready-to-wear collections, and among his creations were sophisticated and elegant uniforms for TWA and Cathay Pacific. This tweet was posted on May 18, 2021.
Qantas, an acronym for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, was founded on November 16, 1920. Have you ever flown on #Qantas? #onthisday #avgeek #Qantasturns97 This tweet was posted on November 16, 2017.
RT @AirlineGeeks: #OnThisDay in 1994, the @BoeingAirplanes 777 took to the skies for the first time. Nearly 1,500 fly today. 🛫 Watch: http… This tweet was posted on June 12, 2017.
RT @ArhoolieFdn: #OnThisDay in 1947, #MemphisMinnie recorded "Million Dollar Blues." Give a listen: https://t.co/AqEDDx751O This tweet was posted on December 27, 2018.
RT @ArhoolieFdn: The one and only #BigMamaThornton was born #OnThisDay in 1926. Long live the queen! This tweet was posted on December 12, 2018.
RT @PPIE100: #onthisday in 1915 the Liberty Bell arrived in San Francisco for the #PPIE #PPIE100 http://t.co/PLyrfse3GB http://t.co/x3Qiakx… This tweet was posted on July 21, 2015.
RT @Tate: Yayoi Kusama was born #onthisday in 1929 🎈 Who remembers being inside her spectacular spotty dotty Obliteration Room at Tate Mode… This tweet was posted on March 22, 2019.
RT @Transport: #OnThisDay in 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound. #transport #aviation #h… This tweet was posted on May 18, 2017.
RT @airlinemaps: #OnThisDay Continental flew its last flight in 2012, when it merged into @united. Their proposed merger map from 2010 http… This tweet was posted on March 02, 2019.
RT @deyoungmuseum: Happy birthday to the master of delightful dots, artist and writer #YayoiKusama, born #OnThisDay in 1929. https://t.co/A… This tweet was posted on March 22, 2016.
RT @panamhistory: #OnThisDay, December 7, 1941 when America went to war: Pan Am Capt. Bob Ford's astounding B-314 flight around the globe i… This tweet was posted on December 07, 2021.
RT @panamhistory: #Onthisday 10-09-1935: The legendary "China Clipper" was the first of 3 Martin M-130s delivered to #PanAm. The 1st to cro… This tweet was posted on October 10, 2018.
RT @panamhistory: #Onthisday October 28, 1927: #PanAm's 1st Daily Round Trip Air Mail Flight from Key West to Havana on a Fokker F-7. Phot… This tweet was posted on October 28, 2017.
RT @panamhistory: #Onthisday October 10, 1929: Charles & Anne Lindbergh return from an epic South American journey for #PanAm after discove… This tweet was posted on October 10, 2018.
RT @panamhistory: Happy 90th! #OnThisDay #PanAm's astonishing 64-year history began with a single flight to Havana on a Fairchild F-C2 http… This tweet was posted on October 19, 2017.
RT @sciencemuseum: #OnThisDay in 1952 a de Havilland Comet became the first jet aircraft to enter commercial service https://t.co/ingtUfYAcw This tweet was posted on May 02, 2017.