This autumn 2024 edition of the FAM14 Newsletter includes exciting updates about the Society’s acquisitions and donations to the SFO Museum, and honoring the 2023 Achievement in Aviation, Edward Trippe.FAM14 Newsletter Fall 2024
FAM14 Autumn 2023 Edition The autumn edition includes highlights from William R. Hearst III receiving the 2022 Achievement in Aviation Award and a memorable movie night with Captain Sully Sullenberger. Also read about recent museum acquisitions, and plans for the 2023 Gala and the Achievement in Aviation Award.
The San Francisco Aeronautical Society would like to thank all of its sponsors and other attendees for their incredible support in making this year’s gala so memorable. After a two year break, it was great to see so many familiar faces as well as new ones. Over 100 people gathered at the re-opening of the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum and to honor William R. Hearst…
The San Francisco Aeronautical Society wishes to thank everyone who joined us for this memorable event and a special thank you goes to Captain Sully Sullenberger. Nearly 100 people waited in line inside of the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum at SFO to meet Capt. Sullenberger and many had their books signed before watching the…
The San Francisco Aeronautical Society is proud to announce that it recently acquired a diverse and varied collection of TWA (Trans World Airlines) memorabilia that it donated to the SFO Museum. The items come from the TWA Museum located in Kansas City, Missouri http://www.twamuseum.com/. These two museums have had a long partnership in exhibitions and…
The San Francisco Aeronautical Society is excited to announce that SFO has reopened the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum and Library after two years of major renovations. (Please see the official Press Release. We hope you will stop the museum as well as explore the extensive digital gallery online at: collection.sfomuseum.org/ Photo below: SFO Airport Director…
FAM14_Newsletter_Spring2022_4pg_Final Relaunch of the FAM14 Newsletter including exciting museum and acquisition updates, new Board Members and future events.
It is with heavy hearts that we accept the news that our mentor, friend, and namesake of the Museum and Library, Louis A Turpen, has transitioned to the next life. We are so grateful that he spent decades sharing his passion and vision for aviation and enriching all our own lives. John Martin reflects “I…
2022: an exciting year ahead including the reopening of the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum! The San Francisco Aeronautical Society (SFAS) is pleased to announce the addition of two community leaders and aviation enthusiasts to its board: Mr. Ed Barnes and Mr. Napoleon Brandford III. Both bring unique strengths from comprehensive airport operations and airline…
The San Francisco Aeronautical Society is excited to announce that one of its Board Members, Angela Gittens, was awarded the Airport Council International North America (ACI-NA) prestigious William E. Downes Jr. Memorial Award on Monday November 08, 2021. The award is named after the first commissioner of aviation for the City of Chicago from 1959…