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[[File:20220819-006.jpg|thumb|alt=Florence Parlett at Lee Airport, photo courtesy of the Kuethe Library.|Florence Parlett at Lee Airport, photo courtesy of the Kuethe Library.]]

 

 

Florence Parlett was a manager of [[Lee Airport]] who was a major force behind its development.

She served as the manager of Lee Airport for 40 years, from 1957 until her death in 1997 <ref name = florenceParlettObituary> Felter, Mary P. " Florence Parlett, Pioneer in Aviation, dies at age 91." The Capital [Annapolis, Maryland], 10 Mar 1997. </ref>. Lee Airport was a small grass strip when she became the manager, and during her tenure, she expanded it into a small general aviation airport <ref name = florenceParlettObituary> Felter, Mary P. " Florence Parlett, Pioneer in Aviation, dies at age 91." The Capital [Annapolis, Maryland], 10 Mar 1997. </ref>. She began the Annapolis Flying Service in 1957 <ref name = florenceParlettObituary> Felter, Mary P. " Florence Parlett, Pioneer in Aviation, dies at age 91." The Capital [Annapolis, Maryland], 10 Mar 1997. </ref>. She also helped found the Civil Air Patrol squadron based at Lee Airport <ref name = florenceParlettObituary> Felter, Mary P. " Florence Parlett, Pioneer in Aviation, dies at age 91." The Capital [Annapolis, Maryland], 10 Mar 1997. </ref>. She earned her pilot’s license at age 42 <ref name = florenceParlettObituary> Felter, Mary P. " Florence Parlett, Pioneer in Aviation, dies at age 91." The Capital [Annapolis, Maryland], 10 Mar 1997. </ref>.

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