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Hangar One is one of the world's largest freestanding structures, covering 8 acres (32,000 m 2; 3.2 ha) at Moffett Field near Mountain View, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. The massive hangar has long been one of the most recognizable landmarks of California's Silicon Valley.
The San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines' fleet as of 1965 consisted of one Sikorsky S-62 helicopter and three Sikorsky S-61N helicopters. The airline was declared bankrupt in July 1970 [ citation needed ] and by the end of the year, destinations had been reduced to Marin, Berkeley, SFO, and OAK.
In 1991, Air Station San Francisco received its first HH-60 J-Hawk to replace the HH-3F Pelican as the medium range Search and Rescue Helicopter. Restructuring in Coast Guard Aviation lead to a short stay of the HH-60 in San Francisco and in June 1996, four HH-65s were moved to San Francisco from San Diego.
A Eurocopter AS350 of Heli Air Monaco flying over the Vista Palace Hotel in Monte Carlo This is a list of helicopter airlines . These are notable airlines which provide transport for passengers or cargo, or both, with fleets that comprise a significant proportion of helicopters .
In 1930, the city of Sunnyvale acquired a 1,000-acre (4.0 km 2) parcel of farmland bordering San Francisco Bay, paid for with nearly US$480,000 (equivalent to $8,754,741 in 2023) raised by the citizens of Santa Clara County, [10] then "sold" the parcel for $1 to the US government as a home base for the Navy airship USS Macon.
San Francisco purchased the property and the surrounding area expanding the site to 1,112 acres (450 ha) beginning in August 1930. [6] The airport's name was officially changed to San Francisco Airport in 1931 upon the purchase of the land. "International" was added at the end of World War II as overseas service rapidly expanded. [citation needed]
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In 1969 San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines (also known as SFO Helicopter) scheduled Sikorsky S-61s nonstop to Oakland International Airport continuing to SFO, up to five flights a day. [9] SFO Helicopter had left the airport by 1975. [10] In 1978 Stol Air had up to six flights a day to SFO; they ended in 1979. [11] [12]
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