Civil Aviation Scores a Century - 1-1-1914 A single passenger flight
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Oct 24, 2024
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On the morning of January 1, 1914, the first scheduled commercial airline flight took to the air. Taking off from St Petersburg, Florida, and flying to Tampa, the Benoist flying boat was piloted by Tony Jannus, with former mayor of St Petersburg, Abram C Pheil, as the sole passenger.
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On the morning of January 1, 1914, the first scheduled commercial airline flight took to the air. Taking off from St Petersburg, Florida, and flying to Tampa, the Benoist flying boat was piloted by Tony Jannus, with former mayor of St Petersburg, Abram C Pheil, as the sole passenger.
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