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See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt
#SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on December 01, 2023.
On November 29, 1935, the inaugural transpacific Pan American Airways airmail service landed in Manila from California carrying 110,865 letters. An elaborate welcoming ceremony welcomed the crew, with an estimated 250,000 people in attendance. #52Objects #ChinaClipper #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on November 29, 2023.
See “Remain Seated: Airliner Passenger Chairs,” on display, pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library, located on the departures level of the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/sm6ZR2E2Sr #AirlinerChairs #AircraftInteriors #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on November 17, 2023.
The administration building cost $160,000 in 1937 and within the first year of operation saw 53,398 persons in passenger traffic.
#SFOHistory #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on October 24, 2023.
In October 1951, the airport held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2). Designed in the International Style, the seven-story building employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. #52Objects #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on October 16, 2023.
Established 100 years ago in 1923, Czech Airlines is the fifth oldest airlines in the world. The airline commenced operations in October 1923. In the 1970s, #CzechAirlines’ livery featured the letters OK on its tail as is the airline's two letter @IATA designation is OK. #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on October 06, 2023.
On this day in 1959, the DC-8 entered service with Delta Air Lines and United Air Lines. In 2021, SFO Museum presented our scale 1:10 DC-8 cutaway model created by Pacific Miniatures in Alhambra, California. #52Objects #AvGeek #DC8
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This tweet was posted on September 18, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1938, Pan American Airways signed a multi-year lease with San Francisco for a base at Treasure Island. In 1935, #PanAm inaugurated the world’s first transoceanic service from Alameda but moved when part of Alameda Island was sold to the US Navy in 1936. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 22, 2023.
Virgin America commenced operations #onthisday in 2007. A low-cost, domestic airline headquartered in nearby Burlingame, CA, the airline operated a fleet of narrow-body Airbus A319, A320, A320 neo and A321 neo airliners on routes across the U.S.
#avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 08, 2023.
SFO became the 4th busiest airport in the nation in 1962. To maximize @flySFO’s footprint, a late 1960s master plan envisioned the North Terminal (now T3), Central Terminal (T2), and South Terminal (Harvey Milk T1) surrounding a multi-level parking garage.
#52Objects #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 07, 2023.
“Going the Distance: Endurance Aircraft Engines and Propellers of the 1910s and 20s” is on display pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/DGnv8iaxON
#EnduranceEngines #AvGeek #AviationHistory
This tweet was posted on August 01, 2023.
The radial Wright J-5 Whirlwind engine was specifically developed for long-range flight and was instrumental in advancing aviation during the late 1920s and well into the 1930s. #EnduranceEngines #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 01, 2023.