A large crowd gathers along the waterfront to witness pilot Anthony H. "Tony" Jannus fly the Benoist Airboat Type XIV No. 43 on January 1, 1914, opening day of the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line in..
more »A large crowd gathers along the waterfront to witness pilot Anthony H. "Tony" Jannus fly the Benoist Airboat Type XIV No. 43 on January 1, 1914, opening day of the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line in St. Petersburg, Florida. Jannus's voyage across Tampa Bay marked the world's first commercial airline flight.
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