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Neta Snook im Alter von 84 Jahren Snook (li) und Earhart vor deren Kinner Airster. Neta Snook Southern (* 14. Februar 1896 in Mount Carroll, Illinois als Mary Anita Snook; † 23. März 1991 in Kalifornien) war eine US-amerikanische Flugpionierin. Leben. Neta Snook Southern war die erste Pilotin in Iowa.
Mary Anita "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 ...
- Bill Southern
- Amelia Earhart's first flying instructor
- Mary Anita Snook, February 14, 1896, Mount Carroll, Illinois, US
- Aviator
Neta Snook was a pioneer aviator who accomplished many firsts, including being both the first female flier to run her own aviation business as well as the first to manage a commercial airfield. As an accomplished aviation instructor, Neta Snook is perhaps most remembered for teaching Amelia Earhart to fly. Inspired by her intrepid, generous ...
19. Okt. 2022 · “ Neta Snook” is likely a name you haven’t heard, even though, as the instructor for Amelia Earhart, the most famous female aviator ever, she is one degree of separation away from great renown. But even without her connection to aviation royalty, Snook’s flying career was a short but spectacular one.
Neta Snook Southern (1896-1991), pioneer aviatrix, moved to Ames with her parents while in her teens. She graduated from Ames High School in 1915, and after attending a girls' finishing school, attended Iowa State College. Neta's love of flying stemmed from her father's love of automobiles.
Amelia Earhart is the most famous of this group of aviatrixes, but Neta Snook, the woman who taught Earhart how to fly, is often overlooked. Snook had been flying for four years, having made a living as a test pilot and a barnstormer, when she met Earhart in December 1920 at California’s Kinner Field, where Snook was a flight instructor ...
18. März 2019 · Women in Transportation History. Aviation pioneer Neta Snook Southern was born in the city of Mount Carroll Illinois, in 1896. While best known for teaching Amelia Earhart how to fly, Southern also left behind a legacy of several other noteworthy aviation achievements. Southern graduated from Shimer School (now Shimer College) in ...
