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

Lester Frank Bishop on October 20, 1917

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.[1] He died in San Diego, California.

History

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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.[2]

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

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  1. ^ "Wife Fights Aviator's Suit". Chicago Tribune. April 21, 1922. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2011-05-31. Mrs. Lester F. Bishop has been awarded monthly alimony of $50 from her husband, noted aviator. He recently filed suit for divorce in the courts at Cleveland, Ohio ...
  2. ^ "Bishop, Lester F".
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