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Don Bennett (other)
Don Bennett (1910–1986) was an Australian aviation pioneer and bomber pilot. Donald or Don Bennett may also refer to: * Don Bennett (cricketer) (1933–2014), English cricketer and footballer * Don Bennett (politician) (1931–1987), American military officer, businessman, and politician * Donald V. Bennett (1915–2005), U.S. Army general * Donald W. Bennett (1927–2025), United States Air Force general * Don Bennett (baseball) (fl. 1930), American baseball player * Don Bennett (sprinter) (born 1908), American sprinter, 1932 NCAA 100 m runner-up for the Ohio State Buckeyes track and field team {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Bennett
Air Vice Marshal Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett, (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". Early flights Donald Bennett was born the youngest son of a grazier and business agent in Toowoomba, Queensland. He attended Brisbane Grammar School. After some time working in his father's business, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1930, qualifying at RAAF Point Cook as a pilot on the DH Moth and Westland Wapiti. He transferred to the Royal Air Force a year later. Starting with the flying boats of 210 Squadron, Bennett developed a passion for accu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Bennett (cricketer)
Donald Bennett (18 December 1933 – 12 June 2014) was an English first-class cricketer and footballer. Background Don Bennett was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire. As a right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman, Bennett played for Middlesex County Cricket Club between 1950 and 1968, appearing in over four-hundred matches. He scored 10,656 runs and took 784 wickets in first-class cricket. He went on to become a long-serving coach (1969-1997) before he retired after forty-seven years of service to the club. In retirement, he was elected to the General Committee and also served a term as President. In football, he joined Arsenal in 1950 as an amateur, and then as a professional a year later. He played as a winger and then fullback for nine years in the second XI. In 1959 he moved to Coventry City where he made 73 appearances before retiring in 1962. Mike Brearley, who kept wicket for Bennett in the bowler's later years, recalled him to be a "stylish middle- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Bennett (politician)
Donald J. Bennett (May 6, 1931 – August 30, 1987) was a United States military officer, politician, and a businessman. Born in Fresno, California, Bennett attended San Jose State University and the University of Maryland. He served in the United States Army and retired as a lieutenant colonel. Bennett lived in Fairbanks, Alaska and was a businessman. He served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1977 to 1979 and was a Republican. Bennett then served in the Alaska Senate The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It convenes in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska and is responsible for making laws and confirming or reje ... from 1979 until his death. Bennett was president of the senate. Bennett died at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska after suffering a heart attack.'Sen. Don Bennett Dies in Fairbanks,' Sitka Daily Sentinel, August 31, 1987, pg. 1 References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald V
Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers. A short form of Donald is Don, and pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name '' Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen: * Dyfnwal Moelmud (Dunvallo Molmutius), legendary king ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Bennett (baseball)
Don Bennett was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played with the Birmingham Black Barons The Birmingham Black Barons were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1920 until 1960, including 18 seasons recognized as Major League by Major League Baseball. They shared their home field of Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, wi ... in 1930. References External links anSeamheads Birmingham Black Barons players Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Negro-league-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Bennett (sprinter)
Air Vice Marshal Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett, (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". Early flights Donald Bennett was born the youngest son of a grazier and business agent in Toowoomba, Queensland. He attended Brisbane Grammar School. After some time working in his father's business, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1930, qualifying at RAAF Point Cook as a pilot on the DH Moth and Westland Wapiti. He transferred to the Royal Air Force a year later. Starting with the flying boats of 210 Squadron, Bennett developed a passion for accu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |