Front of Benoist Model 14-B Airboat, D

Creator

George Skip Gandy IV

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Creation Date

1-1-1963

Time Period

circa 1963-1964

Abstract

A front, nose-facing view 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.

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_0298

Recommended Citation

Gandy, George Skip IV, "Front of Benoist Model 14-B Airboat, D" (1963). Gandy Photographs - Commercial. Image 55.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy_commercial/55