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Commercial Aviation Turn 100; A Summary Of Commercial Aviation History

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100 years ago, on January 1st, 1914 the birth of commercial aviation occurred with the first paying passenger flight, which departed St. Petersburg, Florida for Tampa, Florida with a flight time of 23 minutes at 5 feet above sea level aboard the St Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line. The St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (IATA airport code PIE), was... (www.thefloridanewsjournal.com) More...

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The anniversary event was well attended in St. Pete. It was especially nice to see the Benoist XIV flying boat on display with Roberts 6-cylinder 2-stroke engine, an exact copy of the aircraft flown 100 years ago by Tony Jannus, in the same spot of the start of commercial aviation.
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