A man leans on a piece of equipment with a thoughtful expression while working on the wooden foundation of the Benoist Model 14-B airboat, a full-size replica of the Benoist XIV No. 43 flown by Anthony H. "Tony" Jannus in the world's first commercial airline flight across Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida, on January 1, 1914. The replica was built to reenact the flight for its 50th anniversary circa 1963-1964.
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