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"Sydney is just 37 1/2 hours from California!" This image was posted on January 11, 2019. #sydney #california #panamerican #panam #paa #avgeek #stratocruiser #stratosphere #transoceanic #panamericanworldairways #1950s

#OnThisDay in 1962, the #Vickers VC10 took off on its maiden flight. The VC10 was similar in size and capacity to the #Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8. It was developed for #transoceanic routes as well as to operate from short runway airports. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on June 29, 2018.

#OnThisDay in 1962, the Vickers VC10 took off on its maiden flight. This image was posted on June 29, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #boac #vickers #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft

#Onthisday in 1889, Igor Siskorsky was born in Kiev (Kyiv), modern day Ukraine. This image was posted on May 25, 2019. #chinaclipper #sikorsky #igorsikorsky #panamerican #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #sfhistory

#Onthisday in 1899, Igor Siskorsky was born in Kiev (Kyiv) in modern day Ukraine. One of the most important early Sikorsky aircraft, the S-42, was developed to meet #PanAm’s requirement for a trans-oceanic flying boat. Shown here is the Pan Am Clipper S-42 in flight in 1935. This tweet was posted on May 25, 2019.

#Onthisday in 1938, Pan American Airways signed a ten-year lease for a base at Treasure Island. In 1935, Pan Am inaugurated the world’s first transoceanic service with service to Asia from its base at Alameda on San Francisco Bay, then moved to Treasure Island in 1939. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 22, 2019.

#Onthisday in 1949, Pan American World Airways received their first delivery of a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser. This image was posted on January 31, 2022. #avgeek #paa #panam #stratocruiser #boeing #boeing377

#Onthisday in 1981, the Boeing 767 departed on its first flight. This image was posted on September 26, 2022. #boeing767 #avgeek #boeing #airplane

#PanAm pioneered the multiple flight crew concept for transocean transports. Six areas of need called for a cross-trained crew of up to ten. This tweet was posted on July 03, 2017.

2017 marks the end of an era for United Airlines: it will cease to fly the iconic Boeing 747 on commercial routes. This image was posted on November 07, 2017. #flyingthemainline #themainline #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #ua747farewell #boeing747 #aviation #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

An old maritime shipboard tradition was to celebrate crewmembers' and passengers' first passages over the equator or the international dateline. This image was posted on May 28, 2017. #qantas #neptune #equator #maritime #tradition #certificate #souvenir

During the 1950s, flying on a commercial airliner was often a formal endeavor. This image was posted on January 29, 2016.

During the late 1930s, following a request from United Air Lines, Douglas Aircraft of Santa Monica, California, developed a large-capacity, long-range, pressurized, four-engine airliner. This image was posted on December 26, 2018. #aviationevolutions #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeek #aviationhistory #dc-4 #panam

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways waited for the extended-range 747-200 and received its first delivery in 1979. With a range of nearly 7,000 miles, the new aircraft were capable of providing nonstop service on most transoceanic routes. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.

In 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the #Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation. The S-42, was developed to meet #PanAm's requirement for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat. Shown here is the Pan Am Clipper S-42 in flight over SF in 1935. https://t.co/MPq52tNOXk #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 16, 2019.

In 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation (later renamed the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company). This image was posted on October 16, 2019. #chinaclipper #sikorsky #igorsikorsky #panamerican #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam

In 1933, the world-renowned aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, radio operator, and navigator, Anne Morrow Lindbergh conducted a northern transatlantic exploratory survey flight for a commercial air route between North America and Europe for Pan American Airways. This image was posted on April 18, 2016.

In 1949, Pan American World Airways introduced its new long-range, double-decked, transoceanic luxury airliner, the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser and installed the Sleeperette seat within a convertible sleeping berth configuration. This image was posted on January 25, 2017.

In 1957, BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) introduced the long-delayed, turboprop Britannia, developed and produced by the Bristol Aircraft Company of Filton, England. This image was posted on November 09, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #boac #britannia #england #britishoverseasairwayscorporation

In 1959, United Air Lines and Delta Airlines introduced the Douglas DC-8. This image was posted on February 22, 2019. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #douglasaircraft #klm

In 1959, United Air Lines and Delta Airlines introduced the Douglas DC-8. This image was posted on January 18, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #aviationdaily #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft #dc8

In 1959, United Air Lines and Delta Airlines introduced the Douglas DC-8. This image was posted on February 22, 2019. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #douglasaircraft #klm

Introduced in 1951, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation was an enhanced-range, stretched upgrade of the L-049 Constellation and was designed primarily to compete on transoceanic routes with the Douglas DC-6. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 26, 2021.

Introduced in 1951, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation was an enhanced-range, stretched upgrade of the L-049 Constellation and was developed primarily to compete on transatlantic routes with the Douglas DC-6. This image was posted on May 26, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #lockheed #l1049 #superconstellation

It's Wing Wednesday, and today's plane is the Douglas DC-4! This image was posted on April 07, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #douglasaircraft #dc-4 #airplane

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