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Howard Hughes, Hollywood mogul, financial tycoon, and visionary aviator, was born #onthisday in 1905. #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 24, 2018.

Clara Adams was a wealthy widow and able to take part in some of the most important flights in aviation history. Here she is with other passengers waiting to board the inaugural flight of the #PanAmerican Hawaii Clipper in 1936. #womeninaviation #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 12, 2018.

#Onthisday in 1965, the #Douglas DC-9 was introduced into service by #Delta Air Lines. The DC-9 was the second commercial jetliner from Douglas. What are your favorite #DC9 memories? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 08, 2018.

Within the span of a single lifetime, #Boeing went from producing piston-engine, propeller-driven aircraft to modern jetliners. Shown here in an United Airlines photo are the model 247, introduced in 1933, next to the iconic 747, introduced in 1970. #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 06, 2018.

The 1971 Pan American #uniform was created by Frank Smith, chief designer at Evan-Picone, to be “a functional and fashionable wardrobe that could be worn in all seasons, and of such quality that it would enhance the Pan Am image." #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 05, 2018.

Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” and created for the new wide-body jet service, this 1971 Pan American #uniform marked a new direction in the airline's approach to fashion. #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 05, 2018.

Learn more about early transpacific aviation in "China Clipper" on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/MPq52tNOXk #chinaclipper #avgeek #panamerican #PAA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2018.

When the inaugural transpacific #PanAmerican Airways #clipper transpacific airmail service from California to Manila flight landed #onthisday in 1935, the welcoming ceremony was attended by estimated 250,000 people. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 29, 2018.

Our online database contains a wide variety of airline brochures, including route maps from the 1920s. Check out our collection of maps on our online database: https://t.co/0g3kXvbu8u #avgeek #united This tweet was posted on November 18, 2018.

Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the #Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 16, 2018.

#Onthisday in 1929, Inter-Island Airways started schedule passenger service with two #Sikorsky S-38 linking the #Hawaiian Islands. Inter-Island Airways changed its name to #HawaiianAirlines in 1941. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 11, 2018.

The triangular jacket flap for the 1944 TWA uniform could be unbuttoned to cover the TWA lettering, allowing the hostess to smoke or have a cocktail while off duty. This style of uniform was worn until 1955. #avgeek #uniform #1940s #flightattendant This tweet was posted on November 08, 2018.