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disputed. (August 2023) |
Lester E. Holt | |
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Born | August 26, 1889 |
Died | June 29, 1918 (aged 28) |
Resting place | Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois |
Occupation(s) | pilot, instructor |
Years active | 1910–1918 |
Lester E. Holt (1889 – 1918) [1] was an American pioneer aviator and later an Army instructor. He trained in the Curtiss Model D pusher type of plane. [2] [3]
In 1918 Holt was an Army flight instructor. He had been in the Army for four years. On June 30 at Dayton, Ohio, while flight testing an airplane, he crashed from a height of 1,200 feet. His body was crushed by the plane's engine. [4] [5] [6]
This article's factual accuracy is
disputed. (August 2023) |
Lester E. Holt | |
---|---|
Born | August 26, 1889 |
Died | June 29, 1918 (aged 28) |
Resting place | Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois |
Occupation(s) | pilot, instructor |
Years active | 1910–1918 |
Lester E. Holt (1889 – 1918) [1] was an American pioneer aviator and later an Army instructor. He trained in the Curtiss Model D pusher type of plane. [2] [3]
In 1918 Holt was an Army flight instructor. He had been in the Army for four years. On June 30 at Dayton, Ohio, while flight testing an airplane, he crashed from a height of 1,200 feet. His body was crushed by the plane's engine. [4] [5] [6]