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Did you know our collections website has a recently acquired objects button? From a Hello Kitty airsickness bag (really!) to a Hughes Airwest beach towel, keep up with what we’re collecting and browse through almost 2,000 recently acquired objects: https://t.co/kGhUpnPDvL #AvGeek This tweet was posted on June 15, 2022.

In the 1920s, aviation visionaries imagined how the nations of the Pacific Rim could be linked by a new mode of transportation: the aircraft. Lucrative and profitable airmail contracts were awarded by world governments. #Airmail #Australia #AvGeek This tweet was posted on June 14, 2022.

The Aviation Museum and Library is located pre-security in the International Terminal Side A and is open daily from 10am to 4:30pm. #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on June 10, 2022.

“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/DGnv8hSoAF #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on June 10, 2022.

Our newest gallery in the Aviation Museum and Library is open! (And doesn’t it look great?) #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on June 10, 2022.

Founded by George T. Baker in 1934, National Airlines started as an air mail carrier, as did many airlines at that time. By the end of the decade, the growing company opened a service to New Orleans, called the “Buccaneer Route.” #DefunctThursday #NationalAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on June 09, 2022.

“First Flights: Early Women Aviators and their Aircraft” is on display post-security in Terminal 3, and online at: https://t.co/cFAFpvsWKR #EarlyWomenAviators #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on June 08, 2022.

The Belgian-born Hélène Dutrieu first flew in early 1910 and earned her pilot’s license from the Aéro-Club de Belgique (Aero Club of Belgium) the same year, becoming only the fourth woman aviator to be licensed. #EarlyWomenAviators #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on June 08, 2022.

The first graded airstrip was 4,950 feet long and surfaced in rolled rock fill covered with two inches of earth. Today the airport has four runways with the shortest measuring at 7,650 feet long and the longest at 11,870 feet long. #AvGeek #SFHistory This tweet was posted on June 07, 2022.

#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. #AvGeek #AviationHistory #SFHistory #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 07, 2022.

Do you know that you can search our collection website by airport? Browse through over 4,000 objects online related to our favorite airport, @flySFO—everything from photographs and postcards to correspondence and architectural drawings. https://t.co/1lO1Yj8dcg #AvGeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 06, 2022.

Happy National Donut Day! Virgin America began service to Portland International Airport (PDX) in 2012. This First-Class amenity kit features a cartoon illustration of a woman eating a Voodoo Doughnut in front of Mount Hood. What’s your favorite donut? #NationalDonutDay #AvGeek This tweet was posted on June 03, 2022.