SLEITERS, IMANTS

• October 8, 1906 - Born, in Jelgava
• 1928 - graduates from military college with a rank of Lieutenant. Assigned to the 3rd Jelgavas infantry.
• April 8, 1930 - transfers to the Aviation Regiment, enrolls in flight school (observer).
• July 25, 1930 - makes his first solo flight.
• July 31, 1930 - Graduates from flight school. Assigned to a Recon Squadron.
• September 1, 1930 - Promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant.
• June 13, 1931 - is 'checked out' on the Letov S.16 and is qualified as a combat pilot in that type.
• 1931 - transfers to the 2nd Fighter Squadron.
• 1931 - 1936 - on the roster of the 2nd Fighter Squadron.
• May 28, 1933 - Participates in the Aviation Festival at Riga/Spilve.
• September 7, 1934 - somersaults Martinsyde ADC.1 #61 when landing.
• 1934 - Sleiters is one of many pilots who, when attempting a landing with the Fiat CR.1, manages to flip it over on its back.
• September 8, 1935 - Participates in the Aviation Festival at Riga/Spilve.
• 1936 - Transferred as an aircraft construction specialist to perform quality control of rebuilds and repairs at LKOD.
• 1936 - as LKOD build a copy of the Pirat, Sleiters and B.Grasbergs are responsible for overseeing the work.
• 1937 - Serves as a flight instructor both in the military and the Latvian Aero Club.
• May 7, 1937 - Becomes Chairman of the Latvian Aero Club glider division.
• July 4, 1937 - Participates in the Aviation Festival at Sloka.
• July 11, 1937 - Participates in the Aviation Festival at Kuldiga.
• Crashed his aircraft while pulling a glider near Jelgava.
• October, 1938 - First flight of Sleiters own designed and built sportplane, the IS-1.
• 1939 - on the roster of the 3rd Fighter Squadron, based in Riga and flying Gloster Gladiators and Bristol Bulldogs.
• September 1939 - Sleiters flies his IS-1 to Kaunas for the Baltic sports aircraft competition.
• 1941 - (german occupation) - serves in the Transportation ministry, automobile traffic division
• 1942 - Joined the german military (infantry) and fought the bolsheviks.
• September 27, 1942 - Dies from a partisan snipers' bullet, near Kovela in White Russia.