Monday, March 31, 2014

31 March 1914

On March 31, 1914, the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line (the world's first scheduled airline) flew its last trip, having arrived at the end of its three month contract. Pilots Tony and Roger Jannus left St. Petersburg and the employment of the Benoist Company. Tony Jannus would go on to serve as a test pilot for Curtiss Aeroplane Co.

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