Bennett was born Margaret Ellen Riddick[3] on 12 May 1903 in London, England.[1] One of her brothers died during the First World War.[1][3]
In 1930, she married film writer Charles Alfred Selwyn Bennett, and over the course of the 1930s she starred in multiple British films under the stage name Faith Bennett.[1] Bennett took flying lessons at the Northampton School of flying, Sywell, her instructor was the famous WWI flying Ace Tommy Rose DFC, she took these lessons alongside her acting career, earning both a British aviator's certificate and an American flying license (the couple moved to the U.S. briefly while Charles worked for Universal Studios).[1]
In July 1941, Bennett joined the ATA.[1] She received her training and was assigned to No. 5 Ferry Pilot Pool (F.P.P.) in December that year, and only two days later was forced to make a crash landing due to poor weather and a stalled engine.[1] Bennett sustained "slight injuries", and was afterwards assigned to the Hamble Ferry Pool.[1] She remained with the ATA until July 1945.[1][4]
After the WW2 she divorced Charles Bennett and married fellow ATA pilot Herbert Henry Newmark in 1946.[1][3]
The British Women Pilots' Association named the Faith Bennett Navigation Cup after her, and the trophy is still awarded annually to women pilots of special merit.[1][5]
faith, bennett, faith, margaret, ellen, bennett, 1903, 1969, british, actress, pilot, bennett, signing, collect, spitfireborn, 1903, 1903london, united, kingdomdied1969, aged, london, united, kingdomother, namesmargaret, ellen, riddickoccupation, actress, pilo. Faith Margaret Ellen Bennett 1903 1969 was a British actress and ATA pilot 1 2 Faith BennettBennett signing to collect a spitfireBorn 1903 05 12 12 May 1903London United KingdomDied1969 aged 65 or 66 London United KingdomOther namesMargaret Ellen RiddickOccupation s Actress ATA PilotYears active1931 1939 film amp TV 1941 1945 ATA Pilot Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksBiography editBennett was born Margaret Ellen Riddick 3 on 12 May 1903 in London England 1 One of her brothers died during the First World War 1 3 In 1930 she married film writer Charles Alfred Selwyn Bennett and over the course of the 1930s she starred in multiple British films under the stage name Faith Bennett 1 Bennett took flying lessons at the Northampton School of flying Sywell her instructor was the famous WWI flying Ace Tommy Rose DFC she took these lessons alongside her acting career earning both a British aviator s certificate and an American flying license the couple moved to the U S briefly while Charles worked for Universal Studios 1 In July 1941 Bennett joined the ATA 1 She received her training and was assigned to No 5 Ferry Pilot Pool F P P in December that year and only two days later was forced to make a crash landing due to poor weather and a stalled engine 1 Bennett sustained slight injuries and was afterwards assigned to the Hamble Ferry Pool 1 She remained with the ATA until July 1945 1 4 After the WW2 she divorced Charles Bennett and married fellow ATA pilot Herbert Henry Newmark in 1946 1 3 Bennett died in 1969 1 3 The British Women Pilots Association named the Faith Bennett Navigation Cup after her and the trophy is still awarded annually to women pilots of special merit 1 5 Filmography editThe Officers Mess 1931 Mannequin 1932 Eyes of Fate 1933 The Pride of the Force 1933 Hawley s of High Street 1933 Seeing Is Believing 1934 Master and Man 1934 One Good Turn 1936 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire www yorkshire aircraft co uk Retrieved 20 October 2017 Brown p 50 a b c d W45 Faith Bennett afleetingpeace org Archived from the original on 21 October 2017 Retrieved 20 October 2017 Bennett John 2014 The Life of Screenwriter Charles Bennett 1st ed University of Kentucky Awards British Women Pilots Association bwpa co uk Archived from the original on 21 October 2017 Retrieved 20 October 2017 Bibliography editBrown Geoff Launder and Gilliat British Film Institute 1977 External links editFaith Bennett at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Faith Bennett amp oldid 1084399767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
