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In 1930, the British #aviatrix Amy Johnson, who was born #onthisday in 1903, flew the Gipsy Moth G-AAAH solo from England to Australia. She was the first woman to accomplish this feat. #womeninaviation #AviationEvolutions #HBD
This tweet was posted on July 01, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1962, the #Vickers VC10 took off on its maiden flight. The VC10 was similar in size and capacity to the #Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8. It was developed for #transoceanic routes as well as to operate from short runway airports. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on June 29, 2018.
The first regularly scheduled North Atlantic southern route passenger service from the U.S. to Europe started #onthisday in 1939. Pan American Airways offered two #transatlantic routes in 1939, flown on #Boeing B-314 flying boats. #avgeek #panam
This tweet was posted on June 28, 2018.
#HBD to Juan Trippe, who was born #onthisday in 1899. The founder of Pan American Airways, Trippe and PAA revolutionized international air travel, inaugurating the first regular commercial trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic air service. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 27, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1971, #Southwest Airlines began operation in Texas. DYK since starting service, Southwest has the distinction of almost exclusively operating the Boeing 737 family.
This tweet was posted on June 18, 2018.
The world’s first twin-engine wide body aircraft, the #Airbus #A300, was introduced #onthisday in 1974. Did you ever fly on an Airbus A300? #avgeek #otd
This tweet was posted on June 14, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1931, Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco was renamed San Francisco Airport.#avgeek #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on June 09, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. #avgeek #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on June 07, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1934, Pan American Airways received its first Sikorsky S-42. The Brazilian Clipper, shown here circa 1937, completed its inaugural flight on August 16, 1934.
This tweet was posted on June 05, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1924, the Huff Daland Dusters, based in Macon, Georgia, began one of the earliest known commercial aerial crop-dusting operations in America. This company is now known as #Delta Air Lines. What are you favorite Delta memories?
This tweet was posted on May 30, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1960, the #PanAmerican Worldport terminal opened at Idlewild Airport, now called John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Did you ever travel through the #Worldport?
This tweet was posted on May 24, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1927, #CharlesLindbergh landed in #Paris, #France in his #Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis,” making him the first person to complete a solo, non-stop flight over the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on May 21, 2018.