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Albert Whitted Airport began construction in October 1928 and opened in the summer of 1929. [6] The airport is named for Lieutenant James Albert Whitted, USNR, a St. Petersburg native. [7] He was one of the U.S. Navy's first 250 Naval Aviators, commissioned at age 24 just as the United States entered World War I in 1917. [8]
Louis "Bud" Maytag. (CEO, 1962–1980) Founder. George T. Baker. (CEO, 1934–1962) National Airlines was a trunk carrier, a scheduled airline in the United States that operated from 1934 until it merged with Pan Am in 1980. [2] For most of its existence the company was headquartered at Miami International Airport, Florida. [3]
The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida. In most years since 2009, the race has served as the season opener (or at minimum, the first race held on U.S. soil). [1] The race is held annually in the spring, with the exception of 2020, when it was postponed until October due to the COVID ...
August 19, 1923. (1923-08-19) (aged 30) Occupation (s) Aviator and pilot. Lt. James Albert Whitted [1] [2] [3] (born February 14, 1893 – August 19, 1923), was an American aviator from St. Petersburg, Florida. During his career, Whitted was an engineer, an instructor at the Naval flight school and ran a commercial air service business.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Something new may soon be landing at St. Pete’s Albert Whitted Airport. "The first of these aircrafts are supposed to be certified for flight as early as next year, so you ...
United States Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater (CGAS Clearwater) is the United States Coast Guard 's largest air station. [2] It is located at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport in Clearwater, Florida and is home to nearly 700 USCG aviation and support personnel. As of March 2021, there are ten MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters and ...
October 12, 1916. (1916-10-12) (aged 27) Black Sea, Czarist Russia. Occupation. Pilot. Parent (s) Frankland Jannus, Emiline Carlisle Weightman. Antony Habersack Jannus, more familiarly known as Tony Jannus (July 22, 1889 – October 12, 1916), was an early American pilot whose aerial exploits were widely publicized in aviation's pre-World War I ...
Passengers. 2,494,952. Sources: FAA, [ 1 ] airport website [ 2 ] St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (IATA: PIE[ 3 ], ICAO: KPIE, FAA LID: PIE) is a public/military airport in Pinellas County, Florida, United States, serving the Tampa Bay Area. [ 1 ] It is right on the northeast municipal boundary of Pinellas Park, 9 miles (14 km) north ...