Lester J. Maitland
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Lester J. Maitland
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Lester James Maitland was an aviation pioneer and career officer in the United States Army Air Forces and its predecessors. Maitland began his career as a Reserve pilot in the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I and rose to brigadier general in the Michigan Air National Guard following World War II. In 1927 Maitland and Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger completed the first transpacific flight from California to Hawaii, flying the modified transport Bird of Paradise. Although the recognition accorde
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United States Air Force general
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_J._Maitland
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2024-02-25T10:11:41Z
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