@SFOMuseum Twitter Posts Tagged avgeek This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Twitter account. There are 1,238 posts and this is page 62 of 104. See all the tags or all the Twitter posts that have been archived so far.
What's happening in the museum? We've built a mount for a large object to be displayed in our new exhibition, "Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation" Can you guess what the object is? #avgeek #behindthescenes #Aluminum #museumlife
This tweet was posted on March 11, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1929, #CharlesLindbergh piloted a Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor for the on the first southbound airmail service from Brownsville Municipal Airport in Brownsville, Texas, to Mexico City, via Tampico. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 10, 2019.
"The Voice of S.F. Airport", Maxine Crookston, spent four years as an Air Traffic Controller in Salt Lake City before transferring to SFO in 1946. While at SFO, it was reported that she became the first female Watch Supervisor in the country. #avgeek #ATC #InternationalWomensDay
This tweet was posted on March 08, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1963, the Pan Am Building opened at 200 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. At the time, the 59-story tower was the largest commercial office space in the world. Have you ever visited the #PanAm Building? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 07, 2019.
After taking her first flying lessons in 1932, three years later, Jackie Cochran became the first woman to enter the Bendix Transcontinental Air Race and she won the prestigious Bendix Trophy in 1938. #avgeek #WomensHistoryMonth
This tweet was posted on March 04, 2019.
@BAretrojets @flySFO The @British_Airways Boeing 747 (G-BYGC) painted in their classic #BOAC livery landed at SFO on Friday. We were able to capture a shot of this classic beauty! #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 04, 2019.
The last Continental Airlines flight departed #onthisday in 2012. Leaving Phoenix, AZ, as Continental 1267, the flight landed as United Airlines 1267 in Cleveland, OH. Did you ever fly on #Continental? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 02, 2019.
Terminal 2, previously known as the Central Terminal, opened in 1954. Here are views of the terminal from just before its opening, the 1980s, and 2012. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 28, 2019.
Philippine Air Lines (PAL) was founded #onthisday in 1941 by various businessmen, including Andrés Soriano, who was the president of the San Miguel brewery. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 26, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1965, the Douglas DC-9 took off on its maiden flight. The #DC9 was designed as a mid-range jetliner with a smaller capacity than the Boeing 727 and with the capability of serving the shorter runways of small regional airports. Did you ever fly on a DC-9? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 25, 2019.
The iconic flight bag. Do you own any? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 21, 2019.
United Air Lines introduced its first Boeing 747 in 1970 for the popular west coast-to-Hawai’i route. United furnished their “Captain’s Lounge” with namesake chairs in an open layout. What are your fondest memories of the Boeing 747? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 14, 2019.