“Thoroughly researched and vigorously written, this long-overdue biography is the remarkable story of one of the world’s greatest aviators and wartime leaders, whose true contribution to aviation history is still yet to be fully recognised. Ian Campbell is to be congratulated, for Bennett was an important man, and this is an important book:’

Sean Feast Author of Pathfinders - the Definitive Story Trustee of The RAF Pathfinders Archive

Ian Campbell has had a lifelong interest in military history. Growing up behind the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, he spent many hours wandering the halls thoroughly absorbed in the displays. His wise mother fostered his love of reading and history by introducing him very early to the works of Paul Brickhill.

Ian has qualifications in History and Politics from the Australian National University. After a varied career in the government, private and not-for-profit sectors, he retired to research and write. His first book, Thinks He’s a Bird, about Australian Pathfinder and Lancaster pilot, Flight Lieutenant Keith Watson, was released in 2022.

Ian is currently curator of the Bennett/Vial Archive at the Queensland Air Museum. This archive comprises three collections, of which AVM Don Bennett’s private collection is one.

Ian and his wife, Kathy, have lived in many places in Australia, as well as New Zealand and Canada. They now live in Brisbane. When circumstances permit, they love to travel, but he has vowed never to move house again.

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