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Dave Fansler
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 08:56 am: | 
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A book is in the process of being written on my Dad, Percival E. Fansler, who started the world's first scheduled airline in 1914. The airline ran between St. Petersburg and Tampa. Prior to 1914, he sold Palmer marine engines in Jacksonville, FL and may also have had a dealership in Connecticut.Am looking for any information on his activities associated with the Palmer engines.
Thanks,
Dave |
richarddurgee
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 02:08 pm: |
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Dave: Please put a note here when the book is published. I am familiar with your Fathers significant aviation history of founding the first scheduled airline,and would look foreward to reading a more detailed account.
This historical event immediately brought to mind the name "Tony Jannus",He was your dads pilot for that maiden flight on new years day jan 1, 1914 to fly the airboat across Tampa Bay and make history.( My father was born 5 days later).
Jannus was a marine eng mechanic and boat man, but when someone put wings on a boat and flew it he was hooked, the web site is a bit of his history. Notice his Benoist Biplane had a 75 HP Roberts engine powering it. In the teens many of the Marine eng mfgrs also made the aircraft engs.
http://home.earthlink.net/~ralphcooper/biojannu.htm
I have been researching the Gibbs Gas Eng Co. of Florida, a boat and marine eng maker in Jacksonville. I might be able to find some info on your dads Palmer Engine sales history as well ?
Would you know the company name or address, approximate years in that business, any partners names, etc ?? Thanks Richard |
Richard Day
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 05:59 pm: |
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Small world. This is very interesting Richard, please keep me in the loop as I am always interested in any Palmer stuff. You missed a great show at Mystic. We even did get to flounder around in the dark in the wharehouse looking for Marine engines. Most progress we have made in ten years and well worth the effort. Hope next year the engines will be more visable. Scott and Ernie deserve large medals for their part in setting up the visit. Now off to pick up an NR-3 that has never seen salt water. At least I doubt there is in salt water in Indiana. |
richarddurgee
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 08:19 pm: |
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Dick : Any new info on Palmers I will post here or send to you direct. Missed Mystic, had a plane ticket bought,hotel and rental car reservations,
but day of the electric outage It was go or no go decision time. Chances were that I was likely to spend a few days in Atlanta or another hub airport and miss the show anyway so reluctently I cancelled.Really looking foreward to the pictures.
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I just looked at your "Heritage Engine Collection"
list and see only one NR-3 listed, a 1923 in the Mariners Museum, if so, then what a very special find and freshwater too ( does it get any better than this)???
pic is 1920 NR-3 spec sheet so all readers will know what an outstanding Old Marine Engine it is !
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richarddurgee
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 09:13 pm: |
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For those interested this site has pictures of P.E.Fansler, pilot Tony Jannus, the first airline passenger and the Benoist Flying Boat!
http://www.rcooper.0catch.com/ejannto2.htm |
J.D. Fansler
| | Posted on Monday, August 25, 2003 - 03:59 pm: |
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According to the Jacksonville City Directory,P.E. Fansler was the "manager" for the Palmer Motor Company in 1911 and 1912. |
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