Artist · United States

1899 to 1990

Known for

“Skyroads”

Portrait of Lester James Maitland
Cover of SkyroadsSkyroads
Born1899
Born inMilwaukee
CountryUnited States
WorkComics creator
Died1990
Died inScottsdale
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Lester James Maitland.

Comics creator

United States, 1899 to 1990

In short

Lester James Maitland (February 8, 1899, March 27, 1990) 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.

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Born
1899, Milwaukee
Died
1990, Scottsdale
Citizenship
United States
Work
Comics creator
Career

Lester James Maitland, in numbers

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Portrait of Lester James Maitland

Cover of Skyroads
Known for

The essential Lester James Maitland