About Lester E. Holt
Lived 1889 – 1918 (aged 28). Lester E. Holt was an American aircraft pilot.
Lester E. Holt (1889 – 1918) was an American pioneer aviator and later an Army instructor. He trained in the Curtiss Model D pusher type of plane.
Death 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.
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Who was Lester E. Holt?
American aviator
When was Lester E. Holt born?
Lester E. Holt was born on 26 August 1889 in Los Angeles.
When did Lester E. Holt die?
Lester E. Holt died on 29 June 1918 in Dayton.
What was Lester E. Holt's occupation?
Lester E. Holt was an aircraft pilot.
What nationality was Lester E. Holt?
Lester E. Holt was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lester E. Holt. https://biography.guide/lester-e-holt/
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