For other people named Don Bennett, see Don Bennett (disambiguation).
Donald Bennett
Air Vice Marshal Don Bennett c. 1943–44
Born
(1910-09-14)14 September 1910 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died
15 September 1986(1986-09-15) (aged 76) Slough, Berkshire, England
Allegiance
Australia United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Australian Air Force (1930–31, 1935–36) Royal Air Force (1931–35, 1941–45)
Years of service
1930–1936 1940–1945
Rank
Air vice marshal
Commands held
No. 8 (Pathfinder Force) Group (1943–45) Pathfinder Force (1942–43) No. 10 Squadron (1942) No. 77 Squadron (1941–42)
Battles/wars
Second World War
Awards
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air Order of Alexander Nevsky (USSR)
Other work
Director of British South American Airways
Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough West
In office 14 May 1945 – 5 July 1945
Preceded by
Harcourt Johnstone
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Cooper
Air Vice Marshal Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett, CB, CBE, DSO (14 September 1910 – 15 September 1986) was an Australian aviation pioneer and bomber pilot who rose to be the youngest air vice marshal in the Royal Air Force. He led the "Pathfinder Force" (No. 8 Group RAF) from 1942 to the end of the Second World War in 1945. He has been described as "one of the most brilliant technical airmen of his generation: an outstanding pilot, a superb navigator who was also capable of stripping a wireless set or overhauling an engine".
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