Pilot Anthony H. "Tony" Jannus (right) in the cockpit of the Benoist Airboat Type XIV No. 43 wearing aviation attire and a cap on January 1, 1914, opening day of the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line ..
more »Pilot Anthony H. "Tony" Jannus (right) in the cockpit of the Benoist Airboat Type XIV No. 43 wearing aviation attire and a cap 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. The passenger might be Mae Peabody from Dubuque, Iowa, who flew with Jannus and was the first woman passenger on a commercial airline flight.Tony Jannus in the cockpit of a Benoist Airboat, wearing aviation attire and a cap.
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