The History of the First Commercial Flight
In short: The story of the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line and the world's first scheduled commercial flight in 1914.
A 1:33 short film in the series “Sports Firsts”.
Sources used in this film: National Air and Space Museum, “The Early Airlines You Might Not Have Heard Of”; University of South Florida (Gandy Commercial and Aerial Photography Collection), “Tony Jannus and the Benoist XIV”; University of South Florida (Digital Commons), “"The St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line: 90 Days that Changed the World " by Thomas Reilly”; IATA, “100 Years of Commercial Flight”; National Air and Space Museum, “Air Mail”.
Sources used in this film
- National Air and Space Museum — The Early Airlines You Might Not Have Heard Of · View →
- University of South Florida (Gandy Commercial and Aerial Photography Collection) — Tony Jannus and the Benoist XIV · View →
- University of South Florida (Digital Commons) — "The St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line: 90 Days that Changed the World " by Thomas Reilly · View →
- IATA — 100 Years of Commercial Flight · View →
- National Air and Space Museum — Air Mail · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: National Air and Space Museum: The Early Airlines You Might Not Have Heard Of
- Also: University of South Florida (Gandy Commercial and Aerial Photography Collection): Tony Jannus and the Benoist XIV
- Also: University of South Florida (Digital Commons): "The St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line: 90 Days that Changed the World " by Thomas Reilly
- Also: IATA: 100 Years of Commercial Flight
- Also: National Air and Space Museum: Air Mail
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