Don Bennett
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Air Vice Marshal Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett, 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"
Air Vice Marshal Don Bennett c. 1943–44
Ralph Cochrane
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane, was a Scottish aviator and Royal Air Force officer, perhaps best known for his role in Operation Chastise, the famous "Dambusters" raid.
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…in those terms: it was, he believed, a victory for the "players" over the "gentlemen". There was antagonism between Bennett and Air Vice-Marshal Ralph Cochrane of No. 5 Group. In 5 Group's 617 Squadron, Cochrane had his own specialist squadron pursuing high levels of accuracy. Despite the unquestioned achievements…
Air Vice Marshal Cochrane in 1943
Air Vice-Marshal Ralph Cochrane, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, King George VI and Group Captain John Whitworth discussing the Dambusters Raid in May 1943
Cochrane, centre wearing cap, talks with aircrew returned from a bombing raid, 1944