Jerome F. Lederer

Jerome F. Lederer (September 26, 1902 – February 6, 2004) was an American aviation-safety pioneer, known as "Mr. Aviation Safety.

In 1926, he was hired by the United States Postal Service to oversee its plane maintenance.

Lederer helped reduce pilot fatality by devising film crash tests and redesigning the exhaust stacks and other systems.

In 1987, Lederer was the recipient of the Tony Jannus Award for his distinguished contributions to commercial aviation.

He died of congestive heart failure in Laguna Hills, California, at the age of 101.