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The long-awaited day has come: the Aviation Museum & Library re-opened today with a new facade and five new exhibitions! It’s open daily from 10:00am-4:30pm and remains free of charge. Learn more: https://t.co/6LDmtmJ33Q
We’re excited to welcome you back!
#avgeek #museum
This tweet was posted on June 01, 2022.
NEW BLOG ALERT: World-famous aviator #KatherineStinson, the 4th woman to receive a pilot’s certification in the U.S., visited SF for a public flying exhibition at San Bruno’s Tanforan Race Track in 1917. Read about her visit and aerial feats here: https://t.co/kZmJ9zImj9 #avgeek
This tweet was posted on May 31, 2022.
The Aviation Museum and Library will reopen Wednesday, June 1st at 10am. We can’t wait to welcome you in! https://t.co/XXIZF4gCA6
#AvGeek #BehindTheScenes #SneakPeek #AviationHistory
This tweet was posted on May 27, 2022.
Some of the final objects to be reinstalled are model aircraft suspended from the ceiling. Our preparators took great care in re-hanging models of the Pan Am Clipper (a Sikorsky S-42) and the China Clipper (a Martin M-130).
#AvGeek #BehindTheScenes #SneakPeek
This tweet was posted on May 27, 2022.
It’s happening!! The long-awaited re-opening of our Aviation Museum and Library will take place next week, Wednesday, June 1st at 10am! https://t.co/XXIZF4gCA6
#AvGeek #BehindTheScenes #SneakPeek
This tweet was posted on May 27, 2022.
Out of the one hundred and one Sikorsky S-38s built, Pan Am acquire thirty-eight of the versatile aircraft, the last of which was retired in 1940.
#AvGeek #Sikorsky #PanAm
This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
The amphibious Sikorsky S-38 in both the S-38A and S-38B versions, affectionally called the “Flying Duck,” became the mainstay of Pan American Airways’s fleet, laying the foundations of the Caribbean and Central American networks in 1929 and 1930. #AvGeek #Sikorsky #PanAm
This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
The large twin engine plane had a crew of two and could seat ten passengers and their luggage. It had a cruising speed of 110 miles per hour and a maximum speed of 124 miles per hour. The S-38 amphibian could land or takeoff from the water as well as the land. #AvGeek #Sikorsky
This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1928, the Sikorsky S-38 took off on its first flight. Developed based upon Sikorsky’s previous amphibious aircraft, the S-34 and S-36, the S-38 was Sikorsky’s first commercial success and first widely produced seaplane. #AvGeek #Sikorsky
This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1932, Amelia Earhart departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in a Lockheed Vega 5B. After 15 hours & 2,026 miles, she landed near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman to successfully fly solo across the Atlantic. #AmeliaEarhart #avgeek
This tweet was posted on May 20, 2022.
With a discreet and timeless elegance, this robe-manteau style dress came in a navy blue and blue-gray wool blend. It has top-stitched ribbing at the closure and a Japanese-style tie belt.
#AvGeek #AviationHistory #ChristianLacroix
This tweet was posted on May 16, 2022.
Happy Birthday to French designer Christian Lacroix (b. 1951), who is often credited with reviving Parisian couture. In 2005, he brought the first major change to Air France’s uniform in 17 years with a wardrobe of over 100 pieces to dress the airline’s 36,000 employees. #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on May 16, 2022.