LIDSTER ROBERT EUGENE

Robert Eugene Lidster was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 06/23/2002 at the age of 56.4
Mesquite, TX
Date of Birth 01/11/1946
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by VHPA Newsletter July 2002

More detail on this person: Man dies in crash of experimental plane A man died Sunday evening when an experimental plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Mesquite Airport on the southeast edge of Dallas. Officials said Robert Lidster's plane went down about 7 p.m., crashing into a deep ravine near a creek in a wooded area, complicating recovery efforts. Lidster, 56, had been building the experimental plane for seven years. He is believed to have been the only person aboard the plane.

Burial information: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, TX

This information was last updated 03/03/2019

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Date posted on this site: 01/11/2025