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The first flight of the Boeing 707 took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1957. The first Boeing 707 took flight on a rainy day from Renton Municipal Airport in Washington. #Boeing707 #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on December 20, 2022.
#OnThisDay in 1939, the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory (@NASAAmes) was established as part of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). In the 1940s, the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory was leading wind tunnel research in high-speed aeronautics #NASAAmesWind #NASA @NASA
This tweet was posted on December 20, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1919, Lee Mullican was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Mullican’s paintings reflect the influence of his interest in and study of Native American art and culture. He evokes ritual and myth with his ornate, mosaic-patterned surfaces.
#PublicArt #LeeMullican @SFAC
This tweet was posted on December 02, 2022.
The Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned #onthisday in 1940. Have you ever seen the Coast Guard building at SFO? #avgeek #SFOhistory #CoastGuard
This tweet was posted on November 15, 2022.
#Onthisday in 2017, United Airlines’ last scheduled Boeing 747 flight departed from SFO. Recreating the journey of the first United 747 flight from SFO to Honolulu in 1970, the airline threw a farewell party. #avgeek #UA747Farewell
This tweet was posted on November 07, 2022.
Happy Birthday to Mark Adams, who was born #onthisday in 1925 in Fort Plain, New York. Early in his career, Adams established himself as a tapestry and stained-glass designer. https://t.co/HZAA8iR580 #PublicArt #MarkAdams #SFAC
This tweet was posted on October 27, 2022.
Pan American Airways was awarded a lucrative airmail route contract from Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba, in 1927. Unforeseen circumstances led them to hire outside pilot Cy Caldwell and his Fairchild FC-2 inaugurating Pan Am's first service #onthisday in 1927. #PanAm #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on October 19, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1981, the Boeing 767 departed on its first flight. It was introduced into service by United Airlines a year later, on September 8, 1982. #Boeing767 #avgeek #Boeing
This tweet was posted on September 26, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at #MillsField was completed. The airport's first hangar was made of steel framing with galvanized-corrugated iron siding. Navigational aids included a 24-inch revolving beacon, and 11-foot high lettering identifying the airfield.
#AvGeek #SFO
This tweet was posted on September 23, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed at Mills Field in his history-making Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis." After completing the first solo transatlantic flight in May of that year, Lindbergh made stops at all 48 states.#avgeek #CharlesLindbergh #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on September 16, 2022.
Happy Birthday, California! #Onthisday in 1850, the state of California was admitted into the Union. California played a central role in the formation of a modern American aesthetic during the mid-twentieth century. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #California
This tweet was posted on September 09, 2022.
Happy Birthday to the late Marvin Lipofsky! Born #onthisday in 1938, he was a leading figure in the American studio glass movement. Celebrate his life & art with “#MarvinLipofsky: International Studio Glass" on display pre-security in the IT & online: https://t.co/PbQQp2ZLG7
This tweet was posted on September 01, 2022.