@SFOMuseum Twitter Posts Tagged OnThisDay This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Twitter account. There are 488 posts and this is page 10 of 41. See all the tags or all the Twitter posts that have been archived so far.
#Onthisday in 2009, the Boeing 787 took off on its maiden flight. Named the #Dreamliner, 69 airlines fly over 1,900 routes with 992 aircraft in service all over the world. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 787? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on December 15, 2020.
Today the International Terminal turns 20! Officially opened to the public #onthisday in 2000, it was part of the largest public works project in Northern California at the time. What are your favorite memories of our International Terminal? #MuseumFromHome #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on December 10, 2020.
#OnThisday in 2001, the ceremonial last Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri. The flight was flown on a McDonnell Douglas MD-80. What are your favorite memories of #TWA? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on December 01, 2020.
Britain's former international flag carrier airline, British Overseas Airways Corporation, or BOAC was founded #onthisday in 1939. In 1974, BOAC merged with British European Airways (BEA) to form @British_Airways. Did you ever fly on #BOAC? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on November 24, 2020.
The #Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970. Only 250 L-1011 TriStar jets were produced and production halted in 1982. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on November 16, 2020.
Lesser known and slightly older than the @GGBridge , the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has one of the longest spans in the United States. It opened on #onthisday in 1936. Have you ever traveled across the Bay Bridge? #SFHistory #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on November 12, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1947, Howard Hughes embarked on a test - and only - flight of the huge Hughes H-4 Hercules (nicknamed the Spruce Goose) to prove that it, the largest wooden plane ever built, could fly. The prototype now resides on display in the @EvergreenMuseum. #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on November 02, 2020.
Nine days after their first ever service, Pan American Airways’ first scheduled mail service departed from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, #onthisday in 1927. The aircraft, was a Fokker F-VIIa/3m. #avgeek #PanAm #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on October 28, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1958, the first scheduled Pan American World Airways jet service took off from Idlewild, New York. Flying to Paris, Pan Am carried 111 passengers across the Atlantic. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on October 26, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1974, the Concorde landed at SFO. This brief visit was part of a promotional tour to airports around the world. The Concorde was in service between 1976 and 2003. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1919, KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) was founded. The company is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. Have you ever flown on KLM? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on October 07, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1950, Pan American World Airways acquired American Overseas Airlines (A.O.A.) from American Airlines. Once acquired, Pan Am obtained all of A.O.A’s routes and assets including 8 Boeing 377 Stratocruisers, 7 Constellations, 3 DC-4s, & 1 DC-3. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on September 25, 2020.