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Lockheed. Administrator of the FAA. MLB owner. Elwood Richard Quesada, CB, CBE (April 13, 1904 – February 9, 1993), nicknamed "Pete", was a United States Air Force Lt. General, FAA administrator, and, later, a club owner in Major League Baseball .
He was designated commander of Joint Task Force-3 in that office in November 1949. Quesada retired Oct. 31, 1951. He was director of the Federal Aviation Agency from 1958-1961. Quesada has held executive positions with Olin Industries, Lockheed Aircraft, Topp Industries, and American Airlines.
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Mar 9, 2018 · Lt Gen [retd] Elwood Richard Quesada, a WW II fighter pilot who became the first head of the Federal Aviation Administration, died yesterday at Jupiter Hospital in Jupiter, Fla. He was 88 and lived in Hobe Sound, Fla. His family said he died of heart failure.
Feb 9, 1993 · Birth: April 13, 1904. Death: February 9, 1993. Elwood Richard Quesada. Enlisted in the Air Service in 1924 as an air cadet. Was a member of the five-man crew, including Major Carl Spaatz (enshrined 1967) and Captain Ira Eaker (enshrined 1970), which sought to research aircraft endurance.
Army Maj. Gen. Elwood R. "Pete" Quesada and his tactical air forces helped the Allies win the ground war in Europe. An advocate of close air support and air supremacy over the battlefield, Quesada went on to become an Air Force lieutenant general and first commander of Tactical Air Command.
Quesada, Elwood Richard (“Pete”)(b. 13 April 1904 in Washington, D.C.; d. 9 February 1993 in Jupiter, Florida), innovative commander of tactical aviation units during World War II and first administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency.
Feb 10, 1993 · Feb. 10, 1993 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Elwood Ricardo (Pete) Quesada, the retired Air Force lieutenant general who became the first head of the Federal Aviation Agency, died Tuesday at...
