The Early Years
Leland Snow with his first S-2A
Harlingen, Texas
June 1956
Leland Snow and the Snow S-1 in Texas, 1953. Snow was 23 years old at the time and had numerous aviation achievements to his credit which far exceeded his youth.
Leland Snow at controls of his first S-2A in 1956, dusting cabbage in Texas.
In 1958, Air Tractor delivered the first airplane dedicated to ag mission safety and performance. This is the second S-2B delivered to Norman Kramer of Alamosa, Colorado, August 1958.
Leland Snow in cockpit on first flight of the Snow S-2B, Olney, Texas, February 1958.
1964 model S-2C.
Test pilot Sam Cooke flies a Snow S-2C over a cotton field in Texas, 1964.
Snow Aeronautical was sold to Rockwell-Standard Corporation in 1965. The aircraft was renamed the Thrush Commander. Photo was taken at a press conference for Aero Commander products in 1966.
Leland Snow's AT-301. The 301 model was first test-flown in December 1974.
Bobby Baker, a pilot with Kifer Flying Service, puts the 1980 model AT-301 (N3161H) through its paces.