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Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier, the Blériot XI monoplane took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1909. In 1911, Earle Lewis Ovington carried the first U.S. airmail in a Blériot XI. #avgeek #BlériotXI This tweet was posted on January 23, 2023.

See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek #Concorde This tweet was posted on January 19, 2023.

Pan American Airways inaugurated its first scheduled passenger flight on January 16, 1928, with an eight-passenger Fokker F.VIIa/3m. Flying from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, the 90-mile trip took just under 90 minutes. #PanAm #PAA #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 17, 2023.

While the Concordes were flown at Mach 2 (over 1,300 mph) out over the Atlantic, Braniff could not exceed Mach 0.95 on the overland DFW–IAD leg. Service only lasted a year and a half and was canceled in June 1980. #Braniff #Concorde #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 14, 2023.

While the Concordes were flown at Mach 2 (over 1,300 mph) out over the Atlantic, Braniff could not exceed Mach 0.95 on the overland DFW–IAD leg. Service only lasted a year and a half and was canceled in June 1980. #Braniff #Concorde #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 13, 2023.

The inaugural flight of the Concorde for the Braniff International Airways and British Airways joint SST service from Dallas-Fort Worth via Washington, DC, to London departed #onthisday in 1979. #Braniff #Concorde #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 13, 2023.

If you have SFO memorabilia, souvenirs from past flights, or material from your personal career history and are interested in donating to our program, we would love to hear from you! Let us know by emailing collections@flysfo.com! #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 09, 2023.

Did you know that SFO Museum is an actively collecting institution? Our collection focuses on the history of commercial air transport with a regional emphasis on the West Coast and the Pacific Rim, as well as the history of San Francisco International Airport. #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 09, 2023.

#OnThisDay in 1934, the Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland. The largest commercial airplane when delivered in 1935, only three Martin M-130 flying boats were built. #PanAm #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 30, 2022.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) began as Japan Helicopter & Aeroplane Transports Company #onthisday in 1952. Now in its 70th year, ANA has grown to become the largest airline in Japan. Have you ever flown on ANA? #avgeek #AllNipponAirways #ANA #Japan This tweet was posted on December 27, 2022.

#Onthisday in 1984, the first Pan American World Airways Airbus A300B4, registered N202PA, departed from New York to Bridgetown, Barbados. Have you ever flown on an Airbus 300? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 23, 2022.

Throughout the 1960s and 70s, Allegheny merged with several other small local airlines, such as Lake Central and Mohawk. To reflect its growing service area, the airline again changed its name to US Air. More on US Airways next week! #DefunctThursday #AvGeek #USAirways This tweet was posted on December 22, 2022.

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