RAF Commander
Born in 1910, at Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, Bennett became an air vice marshal in the Royal Air Force in 1943. At that time, he was the youngest RSF officer to hold this rank.
He was educated at Brisbane Grammer School.
In 1938, he made a record crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. He also made the first non-stop flight from Britain to South Africa and from Britain to Canada. During World War II, he became area officer commanding the Pathfinder Force of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command.
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