Men Work On Benoist Model 14 Flying Air Boat, I

Creator

George Skip Gandy IV

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Creation Date

1-1-1963

Time Period

circa 1963-1964

Abstract

A group of men work on the wooden foundation of a Benoist Model 14 flying air boat in 1963-1964, likely for the 50th anniversary of the worlds first commercial airline flight across Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Tampa, Florida, on January 1, 1914. The historic flight was piloted by Anthony H. "Tony" Jannus in the Benoist XIV.

Keywords

Seaplanes, Wooden airplanes, Airframes, Airplanes--Design and construction

Extent

1 Black-and-white photograph

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Gandy Commercial and Aerial Photography Collection

Box

1

Digital Date

2024

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

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Identifier

Gandy 01_0294

Recommended Citation

Gandy, George Skip IV, "Men Work On Benoist Model 14 Flying Air Boat, I" (1963). Gandy Photographs - Commercial. Image 53.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy_commercial/53