what role did he play in it?
He coordinated his airline's support for the Australian military.
Lester Brain
rain coordinated his airline's support for the Australian military during World War II. H
who was lester brain? He was a pioneer Australian aviator and airline executive. where was he born? Forbes, New South Wales. did he take part in any war? Yes, World War II.
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Lester Brain [SEP] Introduction
After his departure from TAA, Brain became managing director of de Havilland Aircraft in Sydney, before joining the board of East-West Airlines as a consultant in January 1961. Appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 1979, Lester Brain died in June the following year, at the age of seventy-seven.