#OnThisDay in 1931, Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Charles A. Lindbergh, took off on a survey flight from Long Island to China, to scout out a commercial route for #PanAm. Anne was a licensed pilot, and together they embarked on several well publicized survey flights. #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on July 27, 2020.
#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, Charles Lindbergh got stuck in the mud at Mills Field while piloting an aerial tour of SF.
This tweet was posted on March 23, 2016.
12 Sunsets Only a Pilot Can See via @Boldmethod. Pilots! Do you have any cockpit photos? https://t.co/JYQkHgtXSo
This tweet was posted on June 06, 2016.
@darryl_ramm You know, that’s a little bit of a mystery to us as well. It's most likely that the rooms were used by pilots, particularly airmail pilots, in need of an overnight crash pad.
This tweet was posted on March 10, 2021.
@janettwokay Isn't it amazing? Did you see the 1928 ad (http://t.co/kNAw7jyH) with the pilot smoking? How things have changed...
This tweet was posted on June 01, 2012.
A bygone era's fashion will soon depart. It's the last week for Flight Gear: Pilot Equipment from the Open-Cockpit Era! http://t.co/MUneYz77
This tweet was posted on October 01, 2012.
A longtime pilot for China National Aviation Corporation, Captain James M. Dalby's 1940s flight jacket… http://t.co/Qp1n4hXxt8
This tweet was posted on September 02, 2014.
A pretty special reunion just took place at #SFO: former CNAC pilot Moon Chin (still spry at 101 years… http://t.co/JTwARPGbfn
This tweet was posted on September 05, 2014.
A theme of the Expo was commercial aviation and Zoe Dell traveled extensively as part of her work. Not content to just be a passenger, she earned a commercial pilot certificate with multiengine and instrument ratings, and in the early 1960s was a spokesperson for Piper Aircraft.
This tweet was posted on June 14, 2021.
Airmail service pilots flew in open-cockpit biplanes, fully exposed to the wind and weather conditions. #TheMainLine
This tweet was posted on July 07, 2017.
Amelia Earhart became the 16th woman to be issued a pilot license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale OTD in 1923.
This tweet was posted on May 16, 2012.
American Airlines was founded #onthisday in 1926! The airline celebrates its birthday as April 16, 1926, the date when Charles Lindbergh piloted the first Robertson Aircraft airmail route flight, carrying mail from St. Louis, Missouri, to Chicago, Illinois. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2019.
An Aircraft Marshaller or signal person is a person who visually communicates directions between the pilot of an aircraft and ground crew in order to direct the aircraft into a particular space or position. Do you recognize what type of plane this is? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 02, 2019.
As commercial aviation advanced in the 1920s and ‘30s, pilots and mechanics needed written instructions on how to properly fly these machines and keep them in operating condition. Manuals for airliners were split into flight operations and maintenance categories. #ByTheBook
This tweet was posted on July 07, 2019.
Aviation breakthrus made pilots fashionable heroes. Summer flying suits from A.G. Spaulding & Bros 1930 catalog: http://t.co/6LvmfpPI
This tweet was posted on March 07, 2012.
Beginning in the late 1940s, airlines started issuing junior pilot and flight attendant wings. Do you have any junior pilot or flight attendant wings? #avgeek #paxex
This tweet was posted on June 08, 2018.
Bonnie Tiburzi, the first female pilot of a major US commercial airline, was promoted to captain in 1988.
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2015.
Clark overcame the reluctance of Glenn Curtiss to accept her as a student and trained at the Curtiss School of Aviation in North Island, San Diego. After earning her pilot's license, she joined the Curtiss exhibition team billed as "The Daring Bird-Girl." #EarlyWomenAviators
This tweet was posted on August 03, 2022.
Crookston dreamed of flying as a child. She served with the Civil Air Patrol as a survey pilot and with the Army Air Corps as a flight instructor, but she was excluded from work as an airline pilot due to her gender. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 13, 2021.
Delta’s inaugural flight from Dallas, Texas, to Jackson, Mississippi, via Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana, on a Travel Air S-6000-B airplane carried five passengers and one pilot. #Delta #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on June 17, 2022.
Did you know Bernard M. “Mike” Doolin, the fourth director of @flySFO was also an accomplished aviator? After serving as a pilot in during WWI, Doolin worked at Standard Oil and was frequently seen at SFO piloting a Boeing Model 40 and a Stearman 4 Junior Speedmail. #52Objects
This tweet was posted on June 12, 2023.
Even when flying in temperate zones, 1000s of feet of altitude exposed pilots of open-air planes to frigid conditions. http://t.co/dSTAlHCq
This tweet was posted on February 07, 2012.
Ever wonder what pilot training was like in the 1940s? Pilots trained in a Link Trainer circa 1943. #AVGeek
This tweet was posted on August 16, 2016.
Excluded from civilian work as an airline pilot due to her gender, Crookston switched gears and was hired by the Civil Aeronautics Authority in 1942 as an air traffic controller in Salt Lake City. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Flown by pilots Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm, with navigation & radio operations performed by Harry Lyon and James Warner, the Southern Cross, a Fokker F.VII, was the first aircraft to complete a transpacific crossing from North America to Australia. #EnduranceEngines
This tweet was posted on October 05, 2022.
For generations of Californians and visitors, the Nut Tree Restaurant in Vacaville, California was a popular destination. In addition to restaurants and shops, it had its own airport that was a favorite among private pilots. Have you ever been to the Nut Tree Airport? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 30, 2018.
From 1947 to 1972, the Curta calculator sold for around $125.00 and graced the pockets of engineers, accountants, surveyors, and pilots. Collectors cherish its meticulous engineering, likening the Curta to a fine pocket watch. #MathAtSFO
This tweet was posted on February 16, 2022.
Goggles for open-air pilots protected them not just from solar glare, but airfield gravel, insects & more! http://t.co/5oS2t7j5 #AVGeeks
This tweet was posted on March 27, 2012.
Greatly influenced by military style, pilot's uniforms consist of a two-piece suit, cuff ranks, hat badges and wings worn on their jacket.
This tweet was posted on September 27, 2017.