Born: 11/26/1916
Died: 06?/??/1982
Inducted: 10/25/1997

Nobel Lee was born on a farm near Minocqua, WI in 1916. He started flying lessons in Milwaukee earning his pilot certificate in 1940. He returned to the farm in 1946 and along with a brother constructed an airfield where he provided flight training for veterans until 1950.

He moved his flight school to the Woodruff Airport, now Lakeland, where he served as the Fixed Base Operator and Airport Manager. Lee was among the first to keep statistics to prove the economic worth of an airport. He pioneered the use of rental cars at airports.

Nobel F Lee
Nobel F Lee
(WAHF photo)