Neva Paris
Neva Finlay Paris (1883 – January 9, 1930) was an early American woman aviator.[1]
She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to New York banker and Manhattan real estate "heavy operator" Charles Finlay.[2] She attended a school in Briarcliff, New York.[3] She married realty broker Rex Lee Paris; they divorced on August 15, 1917.[2]
Paris learned to fly at the Curtiss Flying School in Garden City, New York, around 1928 or 1929.[3] School officials described her as an apt pilot; during a solo flight, she lost the propeller but managed to land safely.[4] She competed in the 1929 "Powder Puff Derby", placing sixth in the heavy class, piloting her Curtiss Robin.[1] Following the race, she and others founded the Ninety-Nines, an organization of women aviators, later that year.[1]
She was killed when her Curtiss Robin crashed in the marshes of the Satilla River outside of Woodbine, Georgia.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Burghy, Rebecca (November–December 2024). "The Beginning / 95th Anniversary / The Ninety-Nines History" (PDF). Ninety-Nines. Ninety-Nines. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mr. and Mrs. Paris Divorced in Seattle". Seattle Daily Times. August 15, 1917. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Neva Paris". Davis-Monthan Aviation Field Register. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NEVA PARIS KILLED IN CRASH OF PLANE; Great Neck Woman Flier Dies When Machine Nose Dives Into a Georgia Marsh. CALLED A SKILLFUL PILOT Aviators Conjecture She Became Unconscious in Flight--Flew in Cleveland Derby. Was to Enter Miami Derby. Was a Skillful Flier". The New York Times. January 10, 1930. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ↑ Pilots, The Ninety-Nines Museum Of Women. "Neva Paris : Women Pilots (Museum Of Women Pilots)". Museum Of Women Pilots. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
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