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KEY WEST, Fla. -- Exactly 100 years after making the first successful flight between Key West and Havana, Cuba, aviation pioneer Domingo Rosillo del Toro is being honored.
Rosillo's son Albert Rosillo and other family members unveiled a bust of the pilot Friday at Key West International Airport.
The unveiling marked the 100th anniversary of a May 17, 1913, race between Domingo Rosillo and Agustin Parla to be the first pilot to accomplish the 90-mile open-water crossing between Key West and Cuba.
Rosillo triumphed after Parla encountered mechanical problems, reportedly landing in about two hours.
Seven years later, a fledgling Key West airline launched the United States' first scheduled international airmail and passenger service. In 1927, the island was the birthplace of Pan American World Airways.
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