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See “Flying The Freedom Birds: Airlines And The Vietnam War,” online at: https://t.co/T3Ge9pE1Ra #freedombird #Avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 28, 2020.

United Air Lines flight attendant Judy Meyer remembers, “We had a fake wedding ceremony on the way over. All kinds of silly stuff to keep their minds off where they were going.” #freedombird #Avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 28, 2020.

During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners along with their crews were chartered to fly US troops into combat zones. The flight attendants picked up on the anxiety of the soldiers aboard and did whatever they could to provide support. #freedombird #Avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 28, 2020.

Did you know that in the 1960s there was a heliport next to the Ferry Building in San Francisco? From the 1960s to the 1980s, SFO Helicopter Airlines operated local helicopter flights from SFO to destinations around the Bay Area. #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 26, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed in Paris, France, after completing his historic solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. His 3,500-mile journey crossed more than 1,900 miles of open ocean before he landed in Paris’ Le Bourget Field. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 21, 2020.

In 1966, Pan American World Airways started hiring Japanese nationals in expectation of growth and expansion of its Pacific routes. The original seven Japanese stewardesses are shown here, arriving in Miami for their training. #panam #avgeek #apahm #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 20, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1932, #AmeliaEarhart departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in a single-engine Lockheed Vega 5B. After 15 hours, she landed in Northern Ireland and became the first woman & the second person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 20, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1953, the Douglas DC-7 took its maiden flight. American Airlines was the first to put in an order of 25 aircraft. Have you ever flown on a DC-7? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 18, 2020.

Learn more about these chartered flights in “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War.” See the online exhibition at: https://t.co/jA5xrcECNN #FreedomBird #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 15, 2020.

Vietnam veterans recall flights into combat zones as an isolating and disorienting experience. These feelings made the efforts of the flight attendants critical. Flight attendants remember the passengers being very respectful to them. #FreedomBird #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 15, 2020.

During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners along with their crews were chartered to fly US troops into combat zones. Soldiers no longer deployed to the war zone with their units, but as individuals or in groups for distribution upon arrival. #FreedomBird #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 15, 2020.

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.