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Riviera Bay in St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Bayflite 3 Crew

 
 
Bayflite 3 Crew Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Julie Szabo, May 12, 2008
1. Bayflite 3 Crew Marker
Inscription.
In memory of
our colleagues
Bayflite 3 crew
Mark Wallace
Alicia Betita-Collins
Erik Hangartner
who lost their lives
in service to others
April 25, 2000

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceDisastersScience & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is April 25, 2000.
 
Location. 27° 51.578′ N, 82° 37.586′ W. Marker is in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Pinellas County. It is in Riviera Bay. It is on San Martin Boulevard Northeast, on the left when traveling south. Near Weedon Island canoe launch. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Petersburg FL 33702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast and on Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rio Vista Elementary School (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Rough Riders Embark the S.S. Yucatan (approx. 4.9 miles away); St. Paul Catholic Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Pioneering Pinellas Park (approx. 5½ miles away); Palonis Park (approx. 5.8 miles away); First Shuffleboard Courts in St. Petersburg (approx. 5.9 miles away); St. Petersburg Central Yacht Basin (approx. 5.9 miles away); The World's First Scheduled Airline (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Petersburg.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Gandy Bridge
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(was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Picnic Island (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named The Rough Riders Embark the S.S. Yucatan (was approx. 4.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Additional keywords. helicopter crash, radio tower
 
Bayflite 3 Crew Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Julie Szabo, May 12, 2008
2. Bayflite 3 Crew Marker
Bayflite 3 Crew Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Julie Szabo, May 12, 2008
3. Bayflite 3 Crew Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 3,875 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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