Lester Frank Bishop

Lester Frank Bishop (April 12, 1889 – March 28, 1967) was a pioneer aviator who delivered air mail.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He made his first flight in a Rumpler Taube on August 4, 1916. In 1922 he filed for divorce. He died in San Diego, California.

History Lester F. Bishop was started in the Air Mail Service from December 27, 1918, until September 16, 1919. He took a break but was back as a pilot on November 30, 1919. However, his work at Air Mail Service ended again on June 30, 1927. During his time as a pilot, he flew for a total of 2176.37 hours, covering a distance of 210,535 miles.

+ Assignment Time Location before January 7, 1919 Cleveland, Ohio January 7, 1919 Belmont Park, New York February 6, 1919 Bustleton Field, Pennsylvania March 27, 1919 Belmont Park, New York April 15, 1919 Cleveland, Ohio September 16, 1920 Cleveland, Ohio July 1, 1921 Hazelhurst Field, New York February 1, 1922 Cleveland, Ohio June 16, 1922 Salt Lake City, Utah September 1, 1926 Iowa City, Iowa