Speaker Series - Making Aviation History
Schedule
Wed, 13 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
610 S Fort Harrison, Clearwater, FL | Clearwater, FL
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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13 at 6 PMhere at the museum
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MAKING AVIATION HISTORY: The 1st Commercial Airline Flight January 1,1914
Speaker/Ed Hoffman
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1 January 1914: The world’s first scheduled commercial passenger flight took place when Antony Habersack Jannus piloted a Benoist XIV Air Boat, a small biplane, from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida. The passenger was St. Petersburg’s mayor, Abraham C. Pheil. Over 3,000 people witnessed the departure.
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Before 1914, a horse and buggy or automobile trip between St. Petersburg and Tampa took several hours over rutted, unpaved roads. Trains and steamships made the trip in no less than three hours.
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Jannus flew 50 feet over the water at speeds up to 75 mph. Only twenty-three minutes after lifting off across the bay, the airboat landed in the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa to the cheers of 1,500 spectators.
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PLUS, munch a yummy light supper, compliments of The Parri Law Farm
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Admission for our WacKy TALES WEDNESDaY is FREE. Donations are cheerfully accepted!
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610 S Fort Harrison, Clearwater, FL, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
