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#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American Airways received their first two Boeing 314 flying boats. The B 314 was introduced to Pan American's Pacific Division and used to open its Atlantic service in 1939.
This tweet was posted on January 27, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled #Boeing 747 wide-body jet service was flown by #PanAm. Named "Clipper Young America," it departed John F. Kennedy International Airport at 1:52AM. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1976, the first scheduled Concorde SST flights took off simultaneously at 11:40am from London and Paris to Bahrain and Rio de Janeiro respectively.
This tweet was posted on January 21, 2018.
Glenn L. Martin was born on #onthisday in 1886 in Macksburg, Iowa. An early aviator and aviation builder, Martin started the Glenn L. Martin Company in 1912., which merged with Lockheed in 1995 to form Lockheed Martin.
This tweet was posted on January 17, 2018.
The eight-passenger #Fokker F-7a/3m inaugurated #PanAm’s first scheduled passenger flight from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, on January 16, 1928. #avgeek #onthisday
This tweet was posted on January 16, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1946, the first #Lockheed 049 #Constellation was delivered to #PanAm. Nine days later, Pan Am opened North Atlantic Constellation service to Europe. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 05, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1934, the first Martin M-130 took off on its first test flight. Only three Martin M-130 flying boats were built and they were the largest commercial airplane when delivered in 1935.
This tweet was posted on December 30, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1984, the first Pan American World Airways Airbus A300B4, registered N202PA, departed from New York to Bridgetown, Barbados.
This tweet was posted on December 23, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1932, Pacific Air Transport (PAT), part of United Air Lines, became a tenant at San Francisco Airport. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on December 22, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1957, the first flight of the #Boeing 707 departed on a raining day from Renton Municipal Airport. The flight was flown by company chief test pilot Tex Johnston. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 20, 2017.
Happy Pan American Aviation Day! #OnThisDay in 1903, the Wright brothers successfully flew a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
This tweet was posted on December 17, 2017.
China Airlines, the flag carrier of Taiwan, was founded #onthisday in 1959 by retired Chinese Air Force officers. Transpacific service to SF began in 1970 with the acquisition of the Boeing 707 jetliner. Have you ever flown on China Airlines?
This tweet was posted on December 16, 2017.