Neta Snook Southern (February 14, 1896 – March 23, 1991) was a pioneer aviator who achieved a
Neta Snook Southern (February 14, 1896 – March 23, 1991) was a pioneer aviator who achieved a long list of firsts. She was the first woman aviator in Iowa, first woman student accepted at the Curtiss Flying School in Virginia, first woman aviator to run her own aviation business and first woman to run a commercial airfield. Yet “Snooky”, as her friends called her, was fated to be remembered for her relationship to Amelia Earhart. Her autobiography I Taught Amelia to Fly aptly captures the essence of her fame, she was forever linked to the Earhart mystique as her first instructor.In 1917, “few women took to the clouds during that time, but the ones who did became famous for their courage and contributions to mankind’s experience of flight.”https://alchetron.com/Neta-Snookhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neta_Snook_Southernhttp://www.airfields-freeman.com/CA/Airfields_CA_LA_C.htm -- source link
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