Tony Jannus
Aviation pioneer and first pilot of the commercial flying era (1889-1916) · United States · Died at 27
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Something wrong?Antony Habersack Jannus, more familiarly known as Tony Jannus, was an early American pilot whose aerial exploits were widely publicized in aviation's pre-World War I period. He flew the first airplane from which a parachute jump was made, in 1912.
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Jannus during Mississippi River flights
Red Devil, flown by Jannus in 1913, at the Udvar-Hazy Center
Tony Jannus piloting the Benoist flying boat
Replica of the Benoist XIV flown by Jannus on January 1, 1914 - the first scheduled commercial airline flight - displayed at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International AirportAbout this person
Antony Habersack Jannus, more familiarly known as Tony Jannus, was an early American pilot whose aerial exploits were widely publicized in aviation's pre-World War I period. He flew the first airplane from which a parachute jump was made, in 1912. Jannus was also the first airline pilot, having pioneered the inaugural flight of the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line on January 1, 1914, the first scheduled commercial airline flight in the world using heavier-than-air aircraft. The Tony Jannus Award, created to perpetuate his legacy, recognizes outstanding individual achievement in the scheduled commercial aviation industry and is conferred annually by the Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society founded in Tampa, Florida, in 1963.
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