NETA SNOOK SOUTHERN 1896-1991

 

Neta Snook, one of Ames' first female pilots, used to take passengers for a spin over Ames from her "airport," a field where Hilton Coliseum would stand. Snook left Ames to become a commercial pilot in California. In 1974 she wrote a book, I Taught Amelia To Fly. Died at age 95 on March 23, 1991, Neta Snook Southern. (See also: 38.190B.1-2) Text and Photo Courtesy of the Farwell T. Brown Photographic Archive Ames Public Library Information Services 515 Douglas Avenue Ames, IA 50010-6215 (515) 239-5656

 

Featured Women: Neta Snook The most comprehensive online biography I have found is on the Women in Aviation, Resource Center website. This is an excerpt from Ladybirds II - The Continuing Story of American Women in Aviation, by Henry M. Holden and Captain Lori Griffith (1994) Publisher: Black Hawk Publishing Co. You may access it by clicking on: Neta Snook Southern While there, I recommend that you visit some of the other entries.

 

Neta Snook Southern died at 95 years of age in 1991   Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this Early Flier, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back