When Tampa Bay Changed Travel Forever: The Story of the World’s First Airline Flight
On New Year’s Day in 1914, thousands of people gathered along St. Petersburg’s waterfront to watch an experiment that seemed almost impossible. A small flying boat sat on the water near the city’s pier. Its pilot, Tony Jannus, prepared for takeoff while former St. Petersburg mayor Abram C. Pheil climbed into the passenger seat beside … Read more
