Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet Sir John William Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Baronet, (15 February 1910 – 30 April 1985), briefly 2nd Baron Beaverbrook in 1964, was a British fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War, a Conservative politician, and press baron. He was the son of Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Aitken was born in Montreal on 15 February 1910 to Max Aitken (later Lord Beaverbrook). He was educated at Westminster School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. A talented sportsman, he was a University blue at football and a scratch golfer. A keen flyer, he spent some time
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook Western Front. Aitken also established the Canadian War Memorials Fund that evolved into a collection of art works by the premier artists and sculptors in Britain and Canada. His visits to the Western Front, with the honorary rank of colonel in the Canadian Army, resulted in his 1916 book "Canada in Flanders", a three-volume collection that chronicled the achievements of Canadian soldiers on the battlefields. After the war Aitken wrote several books including "Politicians and the Press" in 1925 and "Politicians and the War" in 1928. Aitken became increasingly hostile towards the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith whom he considered