Gandy Photographs - Commercial
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Creation Date
1963
Time Period
circa 1963-1964
Abstract
A man sitting in the cockpit 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.
Alt Text
A man wearing a helmet and flight suit stands next to an aircraft with the word "Experimental" written on it. The background shows parts of the aircraft's structure, including a propeller.
Keywords
Plane, Airplanes, Flying Boat, Benoist
Extent
1 black-and-white photograph
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
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1
Digital Date
2024
Media Type
Black-and-white photographs
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Identifier
Gandy 01_0329
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Gandy, George Skip IV, "Man in Cockpit of Benoist Model 14-B Airboat, D" (1963). Gandy Photographs - Commercial. Image 81.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy_commercial/81
Keywords
Plane, Airplanes, Flying Boat, Benoist
