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Inspired by San Francisco Airport’s 1937 terminal building, the Aviation Library & Museum is an architectural adaptation of the 1937 terminal’s waiting room and incorporates many similar architectural features. The 1937 waiting room measured 83 ft by 43 ft. #52Objects #SFOHistory
San Francisco International Airport’s International Terminal officially opened to the public on December 10, 2000. With 24 additional gates and 2.5 million square feet, the International Terminal doubled the overall passenger terminal square footage. #52Objects
The last Pan American World Airways flight took off #onthisday in 1991. When #PanAm was founded in 1927, the company’s first president, Juan Trippe, had a dream of building an air transport system across entire oceans. What are your favorite memories of Pan American? #52Objects
On November 29, 1935, the inaugural transpacific Pan American Airways airmail service landed in Manila from California carrying 110,865 letters. An elaborate welcoming ceremony welcomed the crew, with an estimated 250,000 people in attendance. #52Objects #ChinaClipper #AvGeek
In 1931, the longest over-water flying boat passenger service was operated by Pan American. The five hundred miles flight from Kingston, Jamaica to Barranquilla, Colombia, was operated by the Sikorsky S-40, which could fly at a maximum speed of 137 miles per hour. #52Objects
Patented in 1931 by private pilot, Edwin A. Link, Jr., the Link Flight Trainer played an important role in the development of commercial aviation. Link used a bellows and vacuum mechanisms to mimic climbing, diving and banking in response to control columns and pedals. #52Objects
In October 1951, the airport held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2). Designed in the International Style, the seven-story building employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. #52Objects #AvGeek
On this day in 1959, the DC-8 entered service with Delta Air Lines and United Air Lines. In 2021, SFO Museum presented our scale 1:10 DC-8 cutaway model created by Pacific Miniatures in Alhambra, California. #52Objects #AvGeek #DC8
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In August 1954, the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at @flysfo was dedicated during a 3-day ceremony. Attended by hundreds of thousands of visitors, the event showcased 43 aircraft for visitors to tour, and invited special guests who wore this badge. #52Objects
SFO became the 4th busiest airport in the nation in 1962. To maximize @flySFO’s footprint, a late 1960s master plan envisioned the North Terminal (now T3), Central Terminal (T2), and South Terminal (Harvey Milk T1) surrounding a multi-level parking garage.
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This canvas artwork is a one-of-a-kind keepsake that commemorates the closure of Pan American World Airways’ Berlin base in 1991.
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What a beautiful bag for your motion discomfort! Did you know we have over 600 airsickness bags on our online database? From advertisements, instructions, patterns, or logos, these bags feature a wide array of graphic design. See more: https://t.co/s1VJFyvHqH
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Celebrated Oakland-born Chinese American artist Dong Kingman (1911-2000) was a master of watercolor landscape paintings. In the 1970s and 80s, his watercolor paintings of famous landmarks and cities graced the covers of Pan American’s first and business class menus. #52Objects
The Boeing 307 “Stratoliner” was the first commercial airliner to have a pressurized cabin. This 1940s postcard shows a weather chart advertising the “Stratoliner” which was able to fly at an altitude of over 30,000 feet, above bad weather and turbulence. #52Objects #AvGeek
Did you know that in Skylounge configuration, United Air Lines’ Douglas DC-3 Mailiners had seats that were able to rotate? This illustration from the late 1930s shows the interior of a United Air Lines Douglas DC-3 with passengers socializing and playing games. #52Objects
Did you know Bernard M. “Mike” Doolin, the fourth director of @flySFO was also an accomplished aviator? After serving as a pilot in during WWI, Doolin worked at Standard Oil and was frequently seen at SFO piloting a Boeing Model 40 and a Stearman 4 Junior Speedmail. #52Objects
In the 1940s, the double decker Convair Model 37 planned but was never put into production. Nevertheless, Pan American Airways, who ordered 15 airframes, produced these postcards to advertise the Model 37 as a “Preview of Tomorrow’s Flying Clipper.” #52Objects #AvGeek
Before the age of cell phones and seat-back entertainment systems, in-flight entertainment was generally low tech and relied on games. This 1940s gamer scorer from #PanAm could be used to keep track of a variety of games with columns for "we" & "they" on interior pages #52Objects
Safety information was provided to passengers from the earliest days of commercial aviation. Yet, not until 1965 did the FAA mandate airlines to provide each passenger with a safety information card. For ease of understanding, the cards are now mostly illustrations. #52objects
Happy Birthday SFO! The airport was dedicated on May 7, 1927. Hangar No. 4 built in in early 1928, stood until 1999. This truss section from Hangar No. 4 is now on display in “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” located in the SkyTerrace.
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