Wings over Florida

Florida�s contribution to aviation history cannot be underestimated. Wings over Florida chronicles the story of flying in the �Sunshine State,� from the early pioneers in gliders and balloons, to the recent developments in the space program. The story of Florida in flight is even older than its statehood, with Colonel John Sherburne planning to use balloons as early as 1840 in the Second Seminole War. Not only was the first scheduled passenger airline (the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line)...