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  • Tags: Bennett, Donald Clifford Tyndall (1910-1986)

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From Air Vice Marshall Bennett informing him that he had qualified for the award of the path finder force badge. Includes card with 8 Group badge and best wishes for Christmas and new year.

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The memoir contains a summary of Daniels' flying career. He completed initial training at Torquay and his flying training at Bulawayo in South Africa, sailing out on the Reina Del Pacifico and returning on the Empress of Canada. As a navigator he…

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SBennettDCT[Ser#-DoB]v30004.pdf
Treatise written by Don Bennett with chapters:
1. Our responsibility.
2. The life history of a worm.
3. Your country or your party.
4. On talking and torqueing.
5. Two interludes.
6. Where are we going?
7 By accident or accord.
8. By…

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Notes on Airplane monthly editorial article on AVM Bennett and the Pathfinder Force, history of the map. Details of map and other information.

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SBennettDCT[Ser#-DoB]v20009.pdf
Covers: the bombing years, Don Bennett - master airman, making movies, odd bods, Bomber Harris. Includes biography of Hamish Mahaddie including his time as a Pathfinder.

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Mentions correspondence with Ken Livingston about memorial to people killed in the Blitz. Discusses record he had found from July 1945 detailing all the missing aircraft by type and country from 1942 to 1945.

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Catches up with correspondence. Says he had been looking at Operation Exodus. Hopes to do an article on this shortly.

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Details latest state of play on his biography of Don Bennett. Asks for more details on operations after the Berlin air lift, ask for chat with other family members, asks for a good selection pf photographs and other details.

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Notes that he had agreed to Mr Alan Bramson writing Don Bennett's biography. Gives some details of plans.

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Thanks him for his letter and notes there was no copy of his book "Pathfinder" in any Toronto library. Mentions getting a copy and other books and article in Canada's air force magazine concerning Hudson bomber ferry.

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SBennettDCT[Ser#-DoB]v20016.pdf
Covers from pre-world war 2 as a lecturer at RAF Central Navigation school, writing air navigation text book. Pilot with Jersey airlines, flying boat instructor. Flying boat pilot with Imperial Airways including flying top half of Mayo composite…

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List of seven Hudson Mk.IIs on the first delivery flight of aircraft by the Atlantic Ferry on 10/11 November 1940. The flight was from Gander, Newfoundland, to Aldergrove, Northern Ireland, and was led by Don Bennett, the Ferry’s Flying…

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Aircraft load sheet for Don Bennett’s world record flight across the North Atlantic from Foynes to Montreal on 20/21 July 1938 in Short S.20 Seaplane G-ADHJ ‘Mercury’, the upper half of the Mayo Composite. Crew was Don Bennett, pilot, and Jimmy…

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A group of men and woman mostly in airline uniform stand in line in front of an Avro Tudor. Submitted with information 'Avro Tudor "Buenos Aires Saturday October 4th 1947, name on reverse of photo'. On the reverse 'Bob Chandler radio op, Celia…

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Don Bennett and another man inspecting the tail of a Lancastrian.

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Two man standing in front of a Lancastrian of British South American airways. An Anson is in the background. Other people standing on far side of aircraft. Submitted with information 'Avro Lancastrian G-AJHV, British South American airways (BSAA. On…

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Don Bennett wearing civilian suit shaking hands with an man to his right while two other men look on. In the background the starboard undercarriage of an aircraft. On the reverse 'Mexico, left to right: Mr H G Fletcher, Mr Juan Guillimo Villasua, D.…

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Don Bennett wearing civilian suit sitting third from left amongst a group of men sitting around a small table with glasses and plates, with other men standing behind.

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Don Bennett wearing civilian suit and hat alongside another man with a further man in the background.

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Don Bennett sits in centre of front row of a group of men with a second row standing behind. On the reverse 'BSAA'.

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Don Bennett wearing civilian suit standing with another man and a Royal Air Force air commodore wearing tropical uniform. Other people in the background.

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Four men wearing civilian suits standing in line in a room. Don Bennett is second from left.

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SBennettDCT[Ser#-DoB]v10047-0001.jpg
British South American airways Lancastrian G-AWGW "Star Light", First commercial flight from London Airport, Heathrow. London airport to Buenos Aires. AVM Don Bennett in command. On the reverse '1st airliner ex Heathrow, Star Light, ` Jan…

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Letter passes thanks for his valuable service from HM the King on Bennett's leaving the active list of the Royal Air Force

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Three men in uniform chatting. In the background bombs on trolley and hangar. On the reverse '1945 Russians at Wyton'. Submitted with information 'Photo "1945 Russians at Wyton", AVM Don Bennett next to Russian (Soviet) officer'. Additional…

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