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#OnThisDay in 1971, the first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 service started at @flysfo. United’s DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. Have you ever flown on a DC-10? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 14, 2020.

Among the recent changes at the Airport, one of our student art galleries now features photographic details of model aircraft from our collection. #avgeek #BehindTheScenes #museummonday #MuseumFromHome #modelaircraft This tweet was posted on August 10, 2020.

Are you looking for some fun weekend entertainment? Our friends at the Pan Am Historical Foundation (@panamhistory), helped produce "Across the Pacific", a 3-part documentary on the founding and early history of #PanAm! See the first part here: https://t.co/mGhb92i7Yb #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 07, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1946, #Philippine Airlines became the first Asian Airline to cross the Pacific Ocean. This non-scheduled flight from Manila to Oakland, CA, took 41 hours and stopped at Guam, Kwajalein, and Honolulu, flying a DC-4. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 31, 2020.

Now a staple of airports around the world, the enclosed passenger boarding bridge arrived in the late 1950s. An experimental, passenger loading bridge installed at SFO in 1959 for @AmericanAir, was one of the earliest jet bridges in the world. #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 30, 2020.

Cable cars are one of San Francisco's best known landmarks and have been featured on a wide variety of promotional items, especially those related to travel. Did you know San Francisco's cable cars date back to 1873? Have you ever ridden on a cable car? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 24, 2020.

Artist Alexander Calder was born #onthisday in 1898. In the early 1970s, Calder was commissioned to paint several aircraft operated by Braniff International Airways. Do you remember his livery for Braniff? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome #AlexanderCalder #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 22, 2020.

Happy Bastille Day! Bastille Day, the national day of France, commemorates the Storming of the Bastille in 1789, the flashpoint of the French Revolution. Have you ever been to France? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 14, 2020.

See “Widebody” online at: https://t.co/BAcE2U31Fe #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on June 01, 2020.

United Air Lines’ 747 featured a spacious first-class cabin with a spiral staircase that led up to a first-class lounge, branded as the “Red Carpet Room” and furnished with captain’s chairs, wrap-around couches, and a back wall mural. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on June 01, 2020.

United Air Lines received its first 747-100 on June 26, 1970, and a month later launched 747 service from San Francisco to Honolulu. United began to hire male stewards in 1970 for Hawai’i service only. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on June 01, 2020.

On May 30, 1974, Air France introduced the Airbus A300 into service. The A300 was the first production airliner for the Airbus company. Have you ever flown on an A300? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 29, 2020.