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San Francisco Airport
Museum
San Franciso is the only airport
in the U.S. to feature an accredited museum on the terminal premises.
The SFO Museum opened in 2000 with the opening of the new International
Terminal. The interior is a very close facsimile of the 1937-54 terminal.
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Pan Am Globe and Martin
M-130 model
These displays came from the
Pan Am Flying Boat Base at Treasure Island. In 1936, Pan Am inagurated
Trans-Pacific passenger service first to Hawaii, and then to Midway, Wake,
Guam, Manila, and Hong Kong with the Martin M-130's. These historic services,
originating at San Francisco, ended in 1946. |
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Pan Am Martin M-130
model
The Martin M-130 was the first
Flying Boat built to cross the Pacific. This example is the famed China
Clipper which crashed in 1945. The China Clipper, piloted by legendary
Master of Flying Boats Edwin Musick, inagurated the 8,210 mile Trans Pacific
flights in 1935. The luxury service including linen table dining and private
berths has never been duplicated. None of the 3 Martin M-130s flown by
Pan Am as well as the Boeing 314s and Sikorsky S-40s survived past 1946. |
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Army Mail Plane model
This model depicts the aircraft
the U.S. Army used to disasterous results for a short time in Winter 1933-34
when the contracts with the U.S. airlines were cancelled. After many fatal
accidents, the private sector took over from the Army in March, 1934. |
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American Airlines
Curtis Condor model
This was the ultimate airliner
prior to the 1933 introduction of the Boeing 247. Despite its at the time
luxurious cabin, the Condor was a beast to fly and very nauseating for
passengers. |
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United Airlines DC-3
model
This impressive Australian
model is over 15 feet long, and is unquestionably the star of the museum. |
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Model and Display cabinets
The SFO museum features many
interesting display cabinets as well as a very comprehensive library on
the 2nd level.
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  Ford
Tri-Motor model
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Will Rogers and Wiley
Post Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae" model
This model depicts the aircraft
Oklahomans Will Rogers and Wiley Post used to break many aviation records
in the early 1930s. |
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United Airlines Memorabilia
United has an excellent memorabilia
display at its SFO concourse. United is the dominant carrier at San Francisco. |
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United Airlines Hawaii
Promo Travel Bags
For years, United was the unquestioned
leader in serving Hawaii. No airline did more to promote the destination
or give the flight more flair than United. |
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United Airlines Hawaii
Mascots
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United Airlines Hawaii
Mascots
Behold the delicious cuisine
on the 1960s and 70s circa menus! United even offered its own version
of the Mai Tai cocktail. I flew United to Hawaii a year back and to no
one's surprise, these days are long gone. |
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United Airlines Vintage
Timetables
Ahhh, if only Airchive could
get its hands on these to share with all of you. |
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United 1959 DC-8 Mainliner
model
This model is of the first United Airlines DC-8. United inagurated its DC-8
service in September 1959 on the same day that Delta did but owing to the
time zone difference did so a few hours later. The first UA jet service
was transcon from SFO to New York Idelwild. |
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