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Left: Pucci III “Classic” Hostess Uniforms, c. 1968 Right: Pucci IV Hostess Uniforms, c. 1973

SFAS donates vintage uniforms to SFO Commission Aviation Library, museum

Blog, Gifts & Acquisitions, Interviews, News, UncategorizedBy Vanessa GuerraDecember 12, 2024

SFAS is excited to announce that it has donated a collection of nearly 100 uniform pieces to the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum.…

Sara Nelson is seen in this image after she recieved the Achievement in Aviation Award.

Exclusive: SFAS Achievement in Aviation Award Shines on Sara Nelson

Blog, Gala, honorees, Interviews, NewsBy Vanessa GuerraNovember 26, 2024

Celebrating a Champion in the Sky Sara Nelson is a name that resonates powerfully within the aviation industry. With a career marked by tireless advocacy and trailblazing initiatives, she has…

Aviation Award recipient, Sara Nelson is seen in this photo on November 7, 2024 at the San Francisco Airport.

SFAS GALA 2024: Honoring Sara Nelson, A Beacon in the Aviation Industry

Blog, Events, Gala, Gifts & Acquisitions, honorees, News, UncategorizedBy Vanessa GuerraNovember 21, 2024

A large crowd gathered at the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum to honor this year’s Achievement in Aviation Award recipient, Sara Nelson. Known for her passionate advocacy and unwavering commitment…

SFAS proudly donates ‘high-end’ vintage airline posters to SFO Museum

Blog, Gifts & Acquisitions, News, UncategorizedBy Vanessa GuerraOctober 20, 2024

The San Francisco Aeronautical Society (SFAS) proudly announces that it has acquired and donated to SFO Museum a collection of vintage airline posters from the 1950s, a period revered for…

An SST prototype seen in this image was donated to the SFO Museum by the San Francisco Aeronautical Society.

Supersonic time machine: New exhibit on display at SFO Museum

Blog, Events, NewsBy Vanessa GuerraDecember 22, 2022

A new SFO Museum exhibit presents the legacy of first-generation SSTs through aircraft models, photographs and airline flight attendant uniforms just to name a few. Let’s begin with Concorde. The…

Our mentor, our friend

Blog, NewsBy Catherine MayerFebruary 20, 2022

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. …

SFAS Board Member Angela Gittens Given Prestigious ACI-NA Downes Award

Blog, NewsBy Catherine MayerNovember 23, 2021

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…

Transformation at the Aviation Museum & Library

BlogBy Catherine MayerSeptember 11, 2021

By: Megan Callan, Assistant Director, Museum Affairs and Gabriel Phung, Aviation Museum & Library Manager | SFO Museum SFO Museum is excited to report on changes underway at the San…

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A Day in the RV-8 with Ken Turpen

BlogBy Diane BirminghamMay 14, 2021

Aviation is extraordinary! Whether it is general aviation, commercial aviation, military aviation, it is all tremendously challenging and rewarding. I consider myself extremely lucky to have been surrounded by aviation…

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