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  • Collection: Bennett, Donald Clifford Tyndall

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Submitted with information 'Three photos of an Avro Tudor of Airflight Ltd. The first has handwritten on the front "Gatow 53". However, its likely that the photos were taken at Wunsdorf during the time of the Berlin airlift. Airflight's Tudors were…

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Side view of an Avro Tudor registration G-AGSU flying over open countryside. Submitted with information 'Avro Tudor G-AGSU, Ministry of Supply. This is the Avro Tudor that crashed on 23 August 1947 near Woodford airfield killing chief designer for…

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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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Front quarter view of Avro Lancastrian of British South American airways parked on grass.

Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

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Front quarter view of Avro Lancastrian of British South American airways just above runway. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor. On the reverse '1 Jan 1946'.

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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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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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Three RAF officers wearing tunics with pilot's brevet. The wing commander on the left has exaggerated false pilot's brevet and Air Vice Marshal Bennet in the centre and group captain on the right have false exaggerated observer brevet. AVM Bennett is…

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A group of airmen with aircrew in front and other officers and airmen standing behind. Many aircrew are Observers and at least one has a Pathfinders badge. Several are wearing exagerated and over large brevets. Air Vice Marshal Bennett is standing…

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Don Bennett sits at a table with several other men. In the background a wall map of European operation area with a man working on it.

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Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing battledress with wing commander rank and pilot's brevet. On the reverse 'Myself as a wing commander when commanding 77 Squadron 1941'.

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Reunion event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the world record breaking flight of Don Bennett in "Mercury" seaplane of the Short Mayo composite aircraft from Dundee to South Africa. Menu and programme. Includes b/w photograph of Mayo and signed…

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Air Ministry Certificate of Registration for Short S.21 Flying Boat G-ADHK ‘Maia’, the lower half of the Short Mayo Composite. It took aloft Short S.20 Seaplane G-ADHJ ‘Mercury’, flown by Don Bennett on several world record flights.

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Air Ministry Certificate of Registration for Short S.20 Seaplane G-ADHJ ‘Mercury’, flown by Don Bennett on several world record flights.

SBennettDCT[Ser#-DoB]v10032.pdf
Air Ministry Certificate of Air Worthiness for Short S.20 Seaplane G-ADHJ ‘Mercury’, flown by Don Bennett on several world record flights.

Constructed at Rochester in 1938.

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Menu in congratulations for Imperial Airways attaining the worlds long distance seaplane record from Dundee to Orange River. Seaplane "Mercury" captained by Don Bennett with I Harvey as 1st officer. On the reverse signatures. Submitted with caption…

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