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Air Illinois was a regional airline based in Carbondale, that started operation in 1970 and filed for bankruptcy in 1984. Did you ever fly on Air Illinois? #avgeek #traveltuesday #graphicdesign
This tweet was posted on December 03, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1962, the first #Boeing 727 rolled out of the factory. The Boeing 727 was s a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that featured a clean swept wing, a high horizontal stabilizer, and a unique tri-jet configuration. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 27, 2019.
“Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” is on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/BAcE2U31Fe #WidebodyAV #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
The 747 offered #BOAC a far more comfortable, roomy, and luxurious option compared to the narrow-body Vickers VC10. It also had a capacity that was more than double that of the VC10 or the Boeing 707. Did you ever fly on a BOAC 747? #WidebodyAV #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
#BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) launched Boeing 747 widebody transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. #WidebodyAV #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
Today marks the eighty-fourth anniversary of the first commercial flight across the Pacific Ocean. This 1935 photo is of Pan American Airways’ Martin M-130 #ChinaClipper on its cradle being prepped for its launch from Alameda. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 22, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1789, North Carolina became the 12th State to be admitted into the Union. The birth of powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight also occurred here when the Wright brothers successfully flew their “Wright Flyer” at Kitty Hawk, NC on December 17, 1903. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 21, 2019.
#Onthisday the first flight of #PanAm's #Sikorsky S-40 “American Clipper” departed from Dinner Key, Florida, destined for Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone. It was the first to carry the famous "Clipper" name, which was subsequently registered as a trademark by Pan American. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 19, 2019.
Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970. Did you ever fly on a #Lockheed #L1011 TriStar? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 18, 2019.
Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned #onthisday in 1940. @flySFO provided 20.53 acres at its seaplane harbor for the Air Station site. In exchange, the federal government dredged and maintained the harbor and its channel to the bay. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 15, 2019.
#Onthisday in 2017, United Airlines’ last scheduled Boeing 747 flight departed from @flySFO. Recreating the journey of the first United 747 flight from SFO to Honolulu in 1970, the airline threw a farewell party in Terminal 3 of SFO. #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on November 07, 2019.
Australia’s Ansett Airlines was founded in 1935 by Sir Reginald Myles "Reg" Ansett. Service between Hamilton and Melbourne was inaugurated in 1936. In 1964, Ansett-ANA received delivery of its first pure turbojet, the Boeing 727. Did you ever fly on Ansett? #avgeek #TravelTuesday
This tweet was posted on November 05, 2019.