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In the 1950s and ‘60s, the Saturday Evening Post printed #PanAmerican advertisements promoting their in-flight services to different destinations around the world. #panam #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 06, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1991, the last #PanAmerican World Airways flight took off. What is your favorite memory of Pan American? #avgeek #panam
This tweet was posted on December 04, 2017.
#Onthisday in 2001, the final Trans World Airlines (#TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri. What is your favorite TWA memory? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 01, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1935, the inaugural #transpacific #PanAm #Clipper service landed in Manila from CA, covering 8,210 miles with a flying time of 59 hours and 48 minutes. Today, a nonstop flight from #SFO to #Manila takes around 15 hours. #avgeek #chinaclipper
This tweet was posted on November 29, 2017.
In the 1950s, people weren't the only airplane passengers! Animals were taken on trips all over the world, including this adorable Persian cat named Chucky traveling from Honolulu to Los Angeles. #catsgiving #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 21, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1970, the first #Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight. Only 250 L-1011 TriStar jets were produced and production halted in 1982. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 16, 2017.
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.
What did #SFO look like #onthisday in 1938? We found this gem in our collection! #ThrowbackThursday #avgeek #aviationhistorymonth
This tweet was posted on November 16, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1940, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 15, 2017.
The #Dornier Do X flying boat was the largest #airplane built at the time of its introduction in 1929. #AviationEvolutions #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 10, 2017.
RT @united: Aaaaand.... she's off! The Queen's final flight from SFO - HNL starts now. #UA747Farewell #avgeek #QueenoftheSkies https://t.co…
This tweet was posted on November 07, 2017.
RT @timjue: The very last @United Boeing 747 pushback ever. #UA747farewell #avgeek @flySFO https://t.co/kQ8iUSE3sY
This tweet was posted on November 07, 2017.